Its story

HIP 26953 has a visual magnitude of about 5.73: under a reasonably dark sky it is typically reachable with the unaided eye.

Equatorial coordinates for HIP 26953: right ascension 5h 43m 9s, declination −1° 36′ 48″ (J2000), in the region of the Orion constellation (IAU figure Ori).

HIP 26953. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 26953, HD 38099, Gaia DR3 3216667553922099456. In the SkyKeepsake Orion (Ori) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.