How to see it
HIP 26909 has a visual magnitude of about 9.22: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 26909: right ascension 5h 42m 47s, declination +40° 14′ 35″ (J2000), in the region of the Auriga constellation (IAU figure Aur).
Catalog context
HIP 26909. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 26909, Gaia DR3 191028600454021376. In the SkyKeepsake Auriga (Aur) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 191028600454021376
- HIP
- 26909
- gaia_dr3
- 191028600454021376
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 191028600454021376
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 9.22