How to see it
HIP 20993 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 20993: right ascension 4h 30m 8s, declination +45° 57′ 2″ (J2000), in the region of the Auriga constellation (IAU figure Aur).
Catalog context
HIP 20993. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 20993, Gaia DR3 253851400632764800. In the SkyKeepsake Auriga (Aur) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 253851400632764800
- HIP
- 20993
- gaia_dr3
- 253851400632764800
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 253851400632764800
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.38