How to see it
HIP 26743 has a visual magnitude of about 6.80: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 26743: right ascension 5h 40m 58s, declination −3° 50′ 35″ (J2000), in the region of the Orion constellation (IAU figure Ori).
Catalog context
HIP 26743. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 26743, HD 37777, Gaia DR3 3215726578128051584. In the SkyKeepsake Orion (Ori) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 3215726578128051584
- HIP
- 26743
- HD
- 37777
- gaia_dr3
- 3215726578128051584
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.80