How to see it
HIP 26842 has a visual magnitude of about 6.88: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 26842: right ascension 5h 41m 58s, declination −62° 54′ 49″ (J2000), in the region of the Dorado constellation (IAU figure Dor).
Catalog context
HIP 26842. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 26842, HD 38511, Gaia DR3 4756779466921672192. In the SkyKeepsake Dorado (Dor) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 4756779466921672192
- HIP
- 26842
- HD
- 38511
- gaia_dr3
- 4756779466921672192
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.88