How to see it
HIP 26491 has a visual magnitude of about 9.08: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 26491: right ascension 5h 38m 4s, declination +44° 34′ 55″ (J2000), in the region of the Auriga constellation (IAU figure Aur).
Catalog context
HIP 26491. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 26491, HD 37087, Gaia DR3 197327981745978368. In the SkyKeepsake Auriga (Aur) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 197327981745978368
- HIP
- 26491
- HD
- 37087
- gaia_dr3
- 197327981745978368
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 197327981745978368
- HD 37087
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 9.08