How to see it
HIP 21738 has a visual magnitude of about 6.54: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 21738: right ascension 4h 40m 5s, declination +39° 47′ 18″ (J2000), in the region of the Auriga constellation (IAU figure Aur).
Catalog context
HIP 21738. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 21738, HD 29458, Gaia DR3 202789874475976704. In the SkyKeepsake Auriga (Aur) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 202789874475976704
- HIP
- 21738
- HD
- 29458
- gaia_dr3
- 202789874475976704
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 202789874475976704
- HD 29458
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.54