How to see it
HIP 26871 has a visual magnitude of about 8.90: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 26871: right ascension 5h 42m 19s, declination +53° 30′ 55″ (J2000), in the region of the Auriga constellation (IAU figure Aur).
Catalog context
HIP 26871. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 26871, HD 37535, Gaia DR3 263937323868620416. In the SkyKeepsake Auriga (Aur) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 263937323868620416
- HIP
- 26871
- HD
- 37535
- gaia_dr3
- 263937323868620416
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 263937323868620416
- HD 37535
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 8.90