How to see it
HIP 20426 has a visual magnitude of about 6.70: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 20426: right ascension 4h 22m 34s, declination +32° 28′ 4″ (J2000), in the region of the Auriga constellation (IAU figure Aur).
Catalog context
HIP 20426. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 20426, HD 27596, Gaia DR3 172556878123502976. In the SkyKeepsake Auriga (Aur) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 172556878123502976
- HIP
- 20426
- HD
- 27596
- gaia_dr3
- 172556878123502976
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 172556878123502976
- HD 27596
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.70