How to see it
HIP 20497 has a visual magnitude of about 6.74: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 20497: right ascension 4h 23m 35s, declination +35° 54′ 11″ (J2000), in the region of the Auriga constellation (IAU figure Aur).
Catalog context
HIP 20497. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 20497, HD 27683, Gaia DR3 176643419247126016. In the SkyKeepsake Auriga (Aur) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 176643419247126016
- HIP
- 20497
- HD
- 27683
- gaia_dr3
- 176643419247126016
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 176643419247126016
- HD 27683
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.74