How to see it
HIP 26984 has a visual magnitude of about 8.00: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 26984: right ascension 5h 43m 32s, declination +8° 45′ 30″ (J2000), in the region of the Orion constellation (IAU figure Ori).
Catalog context
HIP 26984. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 26984, HD 38096, Gaia DR3 3336058260247773184. In the SkyKeepsake Orion (Ori) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 3336058260247773184
- HIP
- 26984
- HD
- 38096
- gaia_dr3
- 3336058260247773184
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 3336058260247773184
- HD 38096
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 8.00