How to see it
HIP 26500 has a visual magnitude of about 8.45: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 26500: right ascension 5h 38m 9s, declination −0° 10′ 56″ (J2000), in the region of the Orion constellation (IAU figure Ori).
Catalog context
HIP 26500. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 26500, HD 37371, Gaia DR3 3217804105348957696. In the SkyKeepsake Orion (Ori) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 3217804105348957696
- HIP
- 26500
- HD
- 37371
- gaia_dr3
- 3217804105348957696
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 3217804105348957696
- HD 37371
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 8.45