How to see it
HIP 26271 has a visual magnitude of about 8.34: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 26271: right ascension 5h 35m 40s, declination −3° 18′ 58″ (J2000), in the region of the Orion constellation (IAU figure Ori).
Catalog context
HIP 26271. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 26271, HD 37056, Gaia DR3 3215968539406144512. In the SkyKeepsake Orion (Ori) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 3215968539406144512
- HIP
- 26271
- HD
- 37056
- gaia_dr3
- 3215968539406144512
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 3215968539406144512
- HD 37056
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 8.34