How to see it
HIP 21428 has a visual magnitude of about 6.33: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 21428: right ascension 4h 36m 2s, declination −3° 36′ 42″ (J2000), in the region of the Orion constellation (IAU figure Ori).
Catalog context
HIP 21428. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 21428, HD 29227, Gaia DR3 3201870463875328768. In the SkyKeepsake Orion (Ori) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 3201870463875328768
- HIP
- 21428
- HD
- 29227
- gaia_dr3
- 3201870463875328768
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.33