How to see it
HIP 20498 has a visual magnitude of about 6.68: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 20498: right ascension 4h 23m 36s, declination +42° 25′ 40″ (J2000), in the region of the Perseus constellation (IAU figure Per).
Catalog context
HIP 20498. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 20498, HD 27650, Gaia DR3 228493432681102976. In the SkyKeepsake Perseus (Per) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 228493432681102976
- HIP
- 20498
- HD
- 27650
- gaia_dr3
- 228493432681102976
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 228493432681102976
- HD 27650
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.68