How to see it
HIP 26243 has a visual magnitude of about 6.79: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 26243: right ascension 5h 35m 27s, declination −15° 44′ 16″ (J2000), in the region of the Lepus constellation (IAU figure Lep).
Catalog context
HIP 26243. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 26243, HD 37104, Gaia DR3 2972149155887421696. In the SkyKeepsake Lepus (Lep) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 2972149155887421696
- HIP
- 26243
- HD
- 37104
- gaia_dr3
- 2972149155887421696
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.79