How to see it
HIP 26998 has a visual magnitude of about 6.69: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 26998: right ascension 5h 43m 39s, declination +25° 26′ 22″ (J2000), in the region of the Auriga constellation (IAU figure Aur).
Catalog context
HIP 26998. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 26998, HD 38010, Gaia DR3 3428895833776683648. In the SkyKeepsake Auriga (Aur) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 3428895833776683648
- HIP
- 26998
- HD
- 38010
- gaia_dr3
- 3428895833776683648
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.69