How to see it
HIP 26974 has a visual magnitude of about 6.99: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 26974: right ascension 5h 43m 27s, declination +52° 29′ 20″ (J2000), in the region of the Auriga constellation (IAU figure Aur).
Catalog context
HIP 26974. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 26974, HD 37693, Gaia DR3 215599288018509824. In the SkyKeepsake Auriga (Aur) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 215599288018509824
- HIP
- 26974
- HD
- 37693
- gaia_dr3
- 215599288018509824
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 215599288018509824
- HD 37693
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.99