Its story

HIP 26495 has a visual magnitude of about 5.93: under a reasonably dark sky it is typically reachable with the unaided eye.

Equatorial coordinates for HIP 26495: right ascension 5h 38m 7s, declination −27° 12′ 39″ (J2000), in the region of the Columba constellation (IAU figure Col).

HIP 26495. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 26495, HD 37530, Gaia DR3 2908013783647489280. In the SkyKeepsake Columba (Col) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.