How to see it
HIP 25940 has a visual magnitude of about 8.61: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 25940: right ascension 5h 32m 9s, declination +35° 59′ 60″ (J2000), in the region of the Auriga constellation (IAU figure Aur).
Catalog context
HIP 25940. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 25940, HD 36261, Gaia DR3 183394420643957120. In the SkyKeepsake Auriga (Aur) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 183394420643957120
- HIP
- 25940
- HD
- 36261
- gaia_dr3
- 183394420643957120
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 183394420643957120
- HD 36261
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 8.61