How to see it
HIP 26436 has a visual magnitude of about 8.42: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 26436: right ascension 5h 37m 33s, declination −27° 35′ 5″ (J2000), in the region of the Columba constellation (IAU figure Col).
Catalog context
HIP 26436. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 26436, HD 37459, Gaia DR3 2907627855064856064. In the SkyKeepsake Columba (Col) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 2907627855064856064
- HIP
- 26436
- HD
- 37459
- gaia_dr3
- 2907627855064856064
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 2907627855064856064
- HD 37459
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 8.42