How to see it
HIP 25942 has a visual magnitude of about 7.81: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 25942: right ascension 5h 32m 10s, declination +38° 4′ 48″ (J2000), in the region of the Auriga constellation (IAU figure Aur).
Catalog context
HIP 25942. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 25942, HD 36260, Gaia DR3 190385321729962112. In the SkyKeepsake Auriga (Aur) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 190385321729962112
- HIP
- 25942
- HD
- 36260
- gaia_dr3
- 190385321729962112
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 190385321729962112
- HD 36260
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 7.81