How to see it
HIP 26961 has a visual magnitude of about 7.43: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 26961: right ascension 5h 43m 17s, declination +41° 7′ 22″ (J2000), in the region of the Auriga constellation (IAU figure Aur).
Catalog context
HIP 26961. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 26961, HD 37841, Gaia DR3 192635403557476992. In the SkyKeepsake Auriga (Aur) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 192635403557476992
- HIP
- 26961
- HD
- 37841
- gaia_dr3
- 192635403557476992
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 192635403557476992
- HD 37841
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 7.43