How to see it
HIP 26808 has a visual magnitude of about 6.70: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 26808: right ascension 5h 41m 35s, declination −15° 20′ 15″ (J2000), in the region of the Lepus constellation (IAU figure Lep).
Catalog context
HIP 26808. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 26808, HD 37946, Gaia DR3 2996091159021627520. In the SkyKeepsake Lepus (Lep) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 2996091159021627520
- HIP
- 26808
- HD
- 37946
- gaia_dr3
- 2996091159021627520
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.70