How to see it
HIP 26978 has a visual magnitude of about 8.26: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 26978: right ascension 5h 43m 29s, declination +43° 29′ 36″ (J2000), in the region of the Auriga constellation (IAU figure Aur).
Catalog context
HIP 26978. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 26978, Gaia DR3 196143120528146048. In the SkyKeepsake Auriga (Aur) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 196143120528146048
- HIP
- 26978
- gaia_dr3
- 196143120528146048
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 196143120528146048
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 8.26