How to see it
HIP 20985 has a visual magnitude of about 6.19: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 20985: right ascension 4h 30m 2s, declination +10° 15′ 43″ (J2000), in the region of the Taurus constellation (IAU figure Tau).
Catalog context
HIP 20985. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 20985, HD 28505, Gaia DR3 3305748130578989568. In the SkyKeepsake Taurus (Tau) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 3305748130578989568
- HIP
- 20985
- HD
- 28505
- gaia_dr3
- 3305748130578989568
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 3305748130578989568
- HD 28505
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.19