How to see it
HIP 20138 has a visual magnitude of about 6.49: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 20138: right ascension 4h 19m 3s, declination −33° 54′ 17″ (J2000), in the region of the Caelum constellation (IAU figure Cae).
Catalog context
HIP 20138. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 20138, HD 27490, Gaia DR3 4870515835906243200. In the SkyKeepsake Caelum (Cae) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 4870515835906243200
- HIP
- 20138
- HD
- 27490
- gaia_dr3
- 4870515835906243200
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.49