How to see it
HIP 26656 has a visual magnitude of about 8.01: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 26656: right ascension 5h 39m 55s, declination −3° 19′ 50″ (J2000), in the region of the Orion constellation (IAU figure Ori).
Catalog context
HIP 26656. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 26656, HD 37642, Gaia DR3 3215836323132227584. In the SkyKeepsake Orion (Ori) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 3215836323132227584
- HIP
- 26656
- HD
- 37642
- gaia_dr3
- 3215836323132227584
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 3215836323132227584
- HD 37642
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 8.01