How to see it
HIP 26490 has a visual magnitude of about 8.39: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 26490: right ascension 5h 38m 4s, declination +46° 12′ 32″ (J2000), in the region of the Auriga constellation (IAU figure Aur).
Catalog context
HIP 26490. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 26490, HD 37050, Gaia DR3 209711776912622976. In the SkyKeepsake Auriga (Aur) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 209711776912622976
- HIP
- 26490
- HD
- 37050
- gaia_dr3
- 209711776912622976
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 209711776912622976
- HD 37050
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 8.39