How to see it
HIP 20259 has a visual magnitude of about 6.50: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 20259: right ascension 4h 20m 32s, declination +43° 14′ 17″ (J2000), in the region of the Perseus constellation (IAU figure Per).
Catalog context
HIP 20259. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 20259, HD 27293, Gaia DR3 229258520972421376. In the SkyKeepsake Perseus (Per) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 229258520972421376
- HIP
- 20259
- HD
- 27293
- gaia_dr3
- 229258520972421376
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 229258520972421376
- HD 27293
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.50