How to see it
HIP 26430 has a visual magnitude of about 7.08: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 26430: right ascension 5h 37m 29s, declination +44° 35′ 22″ (J2000), in the region of the Auriga constellation (IAU figure Aur).
Catalog context
HIP 26430. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 26430, HD 36973, Gaia DR3 197334407017080064. In the SkyKeepsake Auriga (Aur) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 197334407017080064
- HIP
- 26430
- HD
- 36973
- gaia_dr3
- 197334407017080064
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 197334407017080064
- HD 36973
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 7.08