How to see it
HIP 26258 has a visual magnitude of about 6.74: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 26258: right ascension 5h 35m 31s, declination −5° 16′ 3″ (J2000), in the region of the Orion constellation (IAU figure Ori).
Catalog context
HIP 26258. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 26258, HD 37061, Gaia DR3 3017367396223983616. In the SkyKeepsake Orion (Ori) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 3017367396223983616
- HIP
- 26258
- HD
- 37061
- gaia_dr3
- 3017367396223983616
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 3017367396223983616
- HD 37061
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.74