Its story

HIP 25978 has a visual magnitude of about 8.62: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.

Equatorial coordinates for HIP 25978: right ascension 5h 32m 39s, declination −33° 19′ 53″ (J2000), in the region of the Columba constellation (IAU figure Col).

HIP 25978. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 25978, HD 36786, Gaia DR3 2901511478037258240. In the SkyKeepsake Columba (Col) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.