How to see it
HIP 20212 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 20212: right ascension 4h 19m 54s, declination −12° 23′ 57″ (J2000), in the region of the Eridanus constellation (IAU figure Eri).
Catalog context
HIP 20212. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 20212, HD 27487, Gaia DR3 3177218451107833856. In the SkyKeepsake Eridanus (Eri) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 3177218451107833856
- HIP
- 20212
- HD
- 27487
- gaia_dr3
- 3177218451107833856
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 3177218451107833856
- HD 27487
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.50