Its story

HIP 26256 has a visual magnitude of about 9.09: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.

Equatorial coordinates for HIP 26256: right ascension 5h 35m 31s, declination +7° 16′ 21″ (J2000), in the region of the Orion constellation (IAU figure Ori).

HIP 26256. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 26256, HD 36952, Gaia DR3 3333990770366777856. In the SkyKeepsake Orion (Ori) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.