How to see it
21Eta UMi has a visual magnitude of about 4.85: under a reasonably dark sky it is typically reachable with the unaided eye.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for 21Eta UMi: right ascension 16h 17m 30s, declination +75° 45′ 23″ (J2000), in the region of the Ursa Minor constellation (IAU figure UMi).
Catalog context
21Eta UMi. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 79822, HD 148048, Gaia DR3 1704062466923822336. In the SkyKeepsake Ursa Minor (UMi) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 1704062466923822336
- HIP
- 79822
- HD
- 148048
- gaia_dr3
- 1704062466923822336
- Bayer / Flamsteed
- 21Eta UMi
Also known as
- GJ 3950A
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 1704062466923822336
- HD 148048
- HIP 79822
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 4.85