How to see it
HIP 26917 has a visual magnitude of about 7.99: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 26917: right ascension 5h 42m 50s, declination −34° 4′ 55″ (J2000), in the region of the Columba constellation (IAU figure Col).
Catalog context
HIP 26917. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 26917, HD 38242, Gaia DR3 2900885752842456576. In the SkyKeepsake Columba (Col) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 2900885752842456576
- HIP
- 26917
- HD
- 38242
- gaia_dr3
- 2900885752842456576
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 2900885752842456576
- HD 38242
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 7.99