How to see it
HIP 21238 has a visual magnitude of about 6.77: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 21238: right ascension 4h 33m 22s, declination +43° 1′ 54″ (J2000), in the region of the Auriga constellation (IAU figure Aur).
Catalog context
HIP 21238. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 21238, HD 28693, Gaia DR3 252319815291346304. In the SkyKeepsake Auriga (Aur) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 252319815291346304
- HIP
- 21238
- HD
- 28693
- gaia_dr3
- 252319815291346304
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 252319815291346304
- HD 28693
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.77