Its story

HIP 26972 has a visual magnitude of about 9.41: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.

Equatorial coordinates for HIP 26972: right ascension 5h 43m 26s, declination +48° 14′ 41″ (J2000), in the region of the Auriga constellation (IAU figure Aur).

HIP 26972. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 26972, Gaia DR3 210771126302026496. In the SkyKeepsake Auriga (Aur) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.