How to see it
HIP 21038 has a visual magnitude of about 6.17: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 21038: right ascension 4h 30m 38s, declination +32° 27′ 28″ (J2000), in the region of the Auriga constellation (IAU figure Aur).
Catalog context
HIP 21038. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 21038, HD 28459, Gaia DR3 171678540131953408. In the SkyKeepsake Auriga (Aur) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 171678540131953408
- HIP
- 21038
- HD
- 28459
- gaia_dr3
- 171678540131953408
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 171678540131953408
- HD 28459
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.17