How to see it
HIP 26886 has a visual magnitude of about 6.87: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 26886: right ascension 5h 42m 29s, declination +18° 59′ 15″ (J2000), in the region of the Orion constellation (IAU figure Ori).
Catalog context
HIP 26886. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 26886, HD 37881, Gaia DR3 3399203148608882176. In the SkyKeepsake Orion (Ori) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 3399203148608882176
- HIP
- 26886
- HD
- 37881
- gaia_dr3
- 3399203148608882176
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 3399203148608882176
- HD 37881
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.87