How to see it
HIP 26861 has a visual magnitude of about 8.83: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 26861: right ascension 5h 42m 11s, declination +13° 35′ 31″ (J2000), in the region of the Orion constellation (IAU figure Ori).
Catalog context
HIP 26861. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 26861, HD 37870, Gaia DR3 3347324234343513088. In the SkyKeepsake Orion (Ori) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 3347324234343513088
- HIP
- 26861
- HD
- 37870
- gaia_dr3
- 3347324234343513088
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 3347324234343513088
- HD 37870
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 8.83