How to see it
HIP 20340 has a visual magnitude of about 6.81: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 20340: right ascension 4h 21m 27s, declination +34° 34′ 16″ (J2000), in the region of the Auriga constellation (IAU figure Aur).
Catalog context
HIP 20340. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 20340, HD 27458, Gaia DR3 175907055694137088. In the SkyKeepsake Auriga (Aur) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 175907055694137088
- HIP
- 20340
- HD
- 27458
- gaia_dr3
- 175907055694137088
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 175907055694137088
- HD 27458
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.81