How to see it
HIP 26872 has a visual magnitude of about 7.19: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 26872: right ascension 5h 42m 20s, declination +43° 3′ 34″ (J2000), in the region of the Auriga constellation (IAU figure Aur).
Catalog context
HIP 26872. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 26872, HD 37657, Gaia DR3 196027701871612672. In the SkyKeepsake Auriga (Aur) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 196027701871612672
- HIP
- 26872
- HD
- 37657
- gaia_dr3
- 196027701871612672
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 196027701871612672
- HD 37657
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 7.19