Its story

HIP 26638 has a visual magnitude of about 5.50: under a reasonably dark sky it is typically reachable with the unaided eye.

Equatorial coordinates for HIP 26638: right ascension 5h 39m 44s, declination +75° 2′ 38″ (J2000), in the region of the Camelopardalis constellation (IAU figure Cam).

HIP 26638. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 26638, HD 36384, Gaia DR3 502835190261902464. In the SkyKeepsake Camelopardalis (Cam) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.