How to see it
HIP 20862 has a visual magnitude of about 6.69: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 20862: right ascension 4h 28m 15s, declination −22° 46′ 5″ (J2000), in the region of the Eridanus constellation (IAU figure Eri).
Catalog context
HIP 20862. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 20862, HD 28438, Gaia DR3 4898163742981936512. In the SkyKeepsake Eridanus (Eri) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 4898163742981936512
- HIP
- 20862
- HD
- 28438
- gaia_dr3
- 4898163742981936512
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.69