How to see it
HIP 26972 has a visual magnitude of about 9.41: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 26972: right ascension 5h 43m 26s, declination +48° 14′ 41″ (J2000), in the region of the Auriga constellation (IAU figure Aur).
Catalog context
HIP 26972. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 26972, Gaia DR3 210771126302026496. In the SkyKeepsake Auriga (Aur) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 210771126302026496
- HIP
- 26972
- gaia_dr3
- 210771126302026496
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 210771126302026496
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 9.41