How to see it
HIP 26255 has a visual magnitude of about 8.87: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 26255: right ascension 5h 35m 30s, declination +4° 50′ 28″ (J2000), in the region of the Orion constellation (IAU figure Ori).
Catalog context
HIP 26255. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 26255, HD 36979, Gaia DR3 3236600016106923008. In the SkyKeepsake Orion (Ori) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 3236600016106923008
- HIP
- 26255
- HD
- 36979
- gaia_dr3
- 3236600016106923008
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 3236600016106923008
- HD 36979
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 8.87