How to see it
HIP 21258 has a visual magnitude of about 6.62: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 21258: right ascension 4h 33m 38s, declination −8° 15′ 20″ (J2000), in the region of the Lepus constellation (IAU figure Lep).
Catalog context
HIP 21258. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 21258, HD 28980, Gaia DR3 3197763616147796608. In the SkyKeepsake Lepus (Lep) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 3197763616147796608
- HIP
- 21258
- HD
- 28980
- gaia_dr3
- 3197763616147796608
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.62