How to see it
HIP 21059 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 21059: right ascension 4h 30m 50s, declination +64° 26′ 30″ (J2000), in the region of the Camelopardalis constellation (IAU figure Cam).
Catalog context
HIP 21059. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 21059, HD 28168, Gaia DR3 476218693815785344. In the SkyKeepsake Camelopardalis (Cam) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 476218693815785344
- HIP
- 21059
- HD
- 28168
- gaia_dr3
- 476218693815785344
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 476218693815785344
- HD 28168
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.72