How to see it
HIP 25856 has a visual magnitude of about 7.11: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 25856: right ascension 5h 31m 10s, declination −42° 17′ 58″ (J2000), in the region of the Columba constellation (IAU figure Col).
Catalog context
HIP 25856. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 25856, HD 36648, Gaia DR3 4806195676992118784. In the SkyKeepsake Columba (Col) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 4806195676992118784
- HIP
- 25856
- HD
- 36648
- gaia_dr3
- 4806195676992118784
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 4806195676992118784
- HD 36648
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 7.11