Its story

HIP 26487 has a visual magnitude of about 5.84: under a reasonably dark sky it is typically reachable with the unaided eye.

Equatorial coordinates for HIP 26487: right ascension 5h 38m 1s, declination +7° 32′ 29″ (J2000), in the region of the Orion constellation (IAU figure Ori).

HIP 26487. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 26487, HD 37320, Gaia DR3 3334369174165649536. In the SkyKeepsake Orion (Ori) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.