Its story

HIP 25178 has a visual magnitude of about 8.60: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.

Equatorial coordinates for HIP 25178: right ascension 5h 23m 10s, declination +35° 42′ 32″ (J2000), in the region of the Auriga constellation (IAU figure Aur).

HIP 25178. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 25178, HD 34986, Gaia DR3 183745474089527552. In the SkyKeepsake Auriga (Aur) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.