How to see it
HIP 26642 has a visual magnitude of about 6.89: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 26642: right ascension 5h 39m 45s, declination −20° 26′ 7″ (J2000), in the region of the Lepus constellation (IAU figure Lep).
Catalog context
HIP 26642. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 26642, HD 37702, Gaia DR3 2965324659014475904. In the SkyKeepsake Lepus (Lep) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 2965324659014475904
- HIP
- 26642
- HD
- 37702
- gaia_dr3
- 2965324659014475904
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.89