How to see it
HIP 25944 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 25944: right ascension 5h 32m 12s, declination −53° 48′ 18″ (J2000), in the region of the Pictor constellation (IAU figure Pic).
Catalog context
HIP 25944. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 25944, HD 36969, Gaia DR3 4768601896969079808. In the SkyKeepsake Pictor (Pic) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 4768601896969079808
- HIP
- 25944
- HD
- 36969
- gaia_dr3
- 4768601896969079808
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 4768601896969079808
- HD 36969
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 8.26