How to see it
HIP 21218 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 21218: right ascension 4h 33m 6s, declination −12° 32′ 37″ (J2000), in the region of the Lepus constellation (IAU figure Lep).
Catalog context
HIP 21218. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 21218, HD 28947, Gaia DR3 3178136234080320000. In the SkyKeepsake Lepus (Lep) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 3178136234080320000
- HIP
- 21218
- HD
- 28947
- gaia_dr3
- 3178136234080320000
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 3178136234080320000
- HD 28947
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.38