How to see it
HIP 20953 has a visual magnitude of about 6.42: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 20953: right ascension 4h 29m 33s, declination −26° 16′ 33″ (J2000), in the region of the Eridanus constellation (IAU figure Eri).
Catalog context
HIP 20953. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 20953, HD 28599, Gaia DR3 4892724699477429248. In the SkyKeepsake Eridanus (Eri) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 4892724699477429248
- HIP
- 20953
- HD
- 28599
- gaia_dr3
- 4892724699477429248
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 4892724699477429248
- HD 28599
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.42