Its story

HIP 26300 has a visual magnitude of about 5.78: under a reasonably dark sky it is typically reachable with the unaided eye.

Equatorial coordinates for HIP 26300: right ascension 5h 36m 3s, declination −47° 18′ 50″ (J2000), in the region of the Pictor constellation (IAU figure Pic).

HIP 26300. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 26300, HD 37434, Gaia DR3 4795726947609522688. In the SkyKeepsake Pictor (Pic) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.