How to see it
HIP 20839 has a visual magnitude of about 6.72: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 20839: right ascension 4h 27m 58s, declination −17° 50′ 28″ (J2000), in the region of the Lepus constellation (IAU figure Lep).
Catalog context
HIP 20839. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 20839, HD 28387, Gaia DR3 3170936803740083328. In the SkyKeepsake Lepus (Lep) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 3170936803740083328
- HIP
- 20839
- HD
- 28387
- gaia_dr3
- 3170936803740083328
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.72