How to see it
HIP 26171 has a visual magnitude of about 8.88: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 26171: right ascension 5h 34m 46s, declination +53° 41′ 28″ (J2000), in the region of the Auriga constellation (IAU figure Aur).
Catalog context
HIP 26171. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 26171, Gaia DR3 264693684788791808. In the SkyKeepsake Auriga (Aur) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 264693684788791808
- HIP
- 26171
- gaia_dr3
- 264693684788791808
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 264693684788791808
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 8.88