How to see it
HIP 20904 has a visual magnitude of about 6.27: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 20904: right ascension 4h 28m 52s, declination +30° 21′ 41″ (J2000), in the region of the Taurus constellation (IAU figure Tau).
Catalog context
HIP 20904. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 20904, HD 28271, Gaia DR3 171160120399846400. In the SkyKeepsake Taurus (Tau) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 171160120399846400
- HIP
- 20904
- HD
- 28271
- gaia_dr3
- 171160120399846400
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 171160120399846400
- HD 28271
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.27