How to see it
HIP 26956 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 26956: right ascension 5h 43m 13s, declination +46° 25′ 17″ (J2000), in the region of the Auriga constellation (IAU figure Aur).
Catalog context
HIP 26956. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 26956, Gaia DR3 209637495454662272. In the SkyKeepsake Auriga (Aur) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 209637495454662272
- HIP
- 26956
- gaia_dr3
- 209637495454662272
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 209637495454662272
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 7.87