How to see it
HIP 25960 has a visual magnitude of about 8.25: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 25960: right ascension 5h 32m 18s, declination +42° 24′ 56″ (J2000), in the region of the Auriga constellation (IAU figure Aur).
Catalog context
HIP 25960. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 25960, HD 36229, Gaia DR3 194713961571648768. In the SkyKeepsake Auriga (Aur) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 194713961571648768
- HIP
- 25960
- HD
- 36229
- gaia_dr3
- 194713961571648768
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 194713961571648768
- HD 36229
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 8.25