How to see it
HIP 20179 has a visual magnitude of about 6.94: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 20179: right ascension 4h 19m 31s, declination −8° 7′ 11″ (J2000), in the region of the Lepus constellation (IAU figure Lep).
Catalog context
HIP 20179. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 20179, HD 27436, Gaia DR3 3192922054133313920. In the SkyKeepsake Lepus (Lep) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 3192922054133313920
- HIP
- 20179
- HD
- 27436
- gaia_dr3
- 3192922054133313920
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.94