How to see it
HIP 21264 has a visual magnitude of about 6.38: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 21264: right ascension 4h 33m 44s, declination −5° 18′ 36″ (J2000), in the region of the Orion constellation (IAU figure Ori).
Catalog context
HIP 21264. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 21264, HD 28979, Gaia DR3 3201028753364450432. In the SkyKeepsake Orion (Ori) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 3201028753364450432
- HIP
- 21264
- HD
- 28979
- gaia_dr3
- 3201028753364450432
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.38