How to see it
HIP 26551 has a visual magnitude of about 6.77: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 26551: right ascension 5h 38m 46s, declination −2° 35′ 59″ (J2000), in the region of the Orion constellation (IAU figure Ori).
Catalog context
HIP 26551. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 26551, Gaia DR3 3216486478101982592. In the SkyKeepsake Orion (Ori) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 3216486478101982592
- HIP
- 26551
- gaia_dr3
- 3216486478101982592
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.77