How to see it
HIP 26820 has a visual magnitude of about 6.68: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 26820: right ascension 5h 41m 40s, declination −2° 53′ 47″ (J2000), in the region of the Orion constellation (IAU figure Ori).
Catalog context
HIP 26820. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 26820, HD 37904, Gaia DR3 3216231563202960256. In the SkyKeepsake Orion (Ori) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 3216231563202960256
- HIP
- 26820
- HD
- 37904
- gaia_dr3
- 3216231563202960256
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.68