How to see it
HIP 26043 has a visual magnitude of about 8.04: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 26043: right ascension 5h 33m 19s, declination +17° 28′ 33″ (J2000), in the region of the Orion constellation (IAU figure Ori).
Catalog context
HIP 26043. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 26043, HD 244772, Gaia DR3 3397304429465269248. In the SkyKeepsake Orion (Ori) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 3397304429465269248
- HIP
- 26043
- HD
- 244772
- gaia_dr3
- 3397304429465269248
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 3397304429465269248
- HD 244772
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 8.04