How to see it
HIP 25959 has a visual magnitude of about 7.87: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 25959: right ascension 5h 32m 18s, declination +17° 44′ 37″ (J2000), in the region of the Orion constellation (IAU figure Ori).
Catalog context
HIP 25959. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 25959, HD 36407, Gaia DR3 3397370915558578176. In the SkyKeepsake Orion (Ori) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 3397370915558578176
- HIP
- 25959
- HD
- 36407
- gaia_dr3
- 3397370915558578176
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 3397370915558578176
- HD 36407
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 7.87