How to see it
HIP 26031 has a visual magnitude of about 7.97: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 26031: right ascension 5h 33m 14s, declination +51° 28′ 13″ (J2000), in the region of the Auriga constellation (IAU figure Aur).
Catalog context
HIP 26031. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 26031, HD 36242, Gaia DR3 263464258991122560. In the SkyKeepsake Auriga (Aur) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 263464258991122560
- HIP
- 26031
- HD
- 36242
- gaia_dr3
- 263464258991122560
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 263464258991122560
- HD 36242
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 7.97