How to see it
HIP 22261 has a visual magnitude of about 6.59: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 22261: right ascension 4h 47m 36s, declination +45° 59′ 59″ (J2000), in the region of the Auriga constellation (IAU figure Aur).
Catalog context
HIP 22261. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 22261, HD 30178, Gaia DR3 254738770936135424. In the SkyKeepsake Auriga (Aur) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 254738770936135424
- HIP
- 22261
- HD
- 30178
- gaia_dr3
- 254738770936135424
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 254738770936135424
- HD 30178
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.59