How to see it
HIP 15279 has a visual magnitude of about 6.92: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 15279: right ascension 3h 17m 9s, declination +6° 47′ 59″ (J2000), in the region of the Taurus constellation (IAU figure Tau).
Catalog context
HIP 15279. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 15279, HD 20402, Gaia DR3 10245940838016768. In the SkyKeepsake Taurus (Tau) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 10245940838016768
- HIP
- 15279
- HD
- 20402
- gaia_dr3
- 10245940838016768
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 10245940838016768
- HD 20402
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.92