Its story

HIP 26917 has a visual magnitude of about 7.99: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.

Equatorial coordinates for HIP 26917: right ascension 5h 42m 50s, declination −34° 4′ 55″ (J2000), in the region of the Columba constellation (IAU figure Col).

HIP 26917. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 26917, HD 38242, Gaia DR3 2900885752842456576. In the SkyKeepsake Columba (Col) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.