How to see it
HIP 26957 has a visual magnitude of about 6.65: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 26957: right ascension 5h 43m 14s, declination +41° 41′ 45″ (J2000), in the region of the Auriga constellation (IAU figure Aur).
Catalog context
HIP 26957. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 26957, HD 37799, Gaia DR3 192668251467016832. In the SkyKeepsake Auriga (Aur) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 192668251467016832
- HIP
- 26957
- HD
- 37799
- gaia_dr3
- 192668251467016832
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 192668251467016832
- HD 37799
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.65