How to see it
HIP 21480 has a visual magnitude of about 6.84: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 21480: right ascension 4h 36m 47s, declination −83° 29′ 46″ (J2000), in the region of the Mensa constellation (IAU figure Men).
Catalog context
HIP 21480. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 21480, HD 31396, Gaia DR3 4615671580576067200. In the SkyKeepsake Mensa (Men) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 4615671580576067200
- HIP
- 21480
- HD
- 31396
- gaia_dr3
- 4615671580576067200
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.84