Its story

HIP 26809 has a visual magnitude of about 8.92: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.

Equatorial coordinates for HIP 26809: right ascension 5h 41m 35s, declination −16° 26′ 6″ (J2000), in the region of the Lepus constellation (IAU figure Lep).

HIP 26809. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 26809, Gaia DR3 2971187216355503104. In the SkyKeepsake Lepus (Lep) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.