How to see it
HIP 20491 has a visual magnitude of about 7.07: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 20491: right ascension 4h 23m 31s, declination +24° 24′ 19″ (J2000), in the region of the Taurus constellation (IAU figure Tau).
Catalog context
HIP 20491. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 20491, HD 27731, Gaia DR3 149313099234711680. In the SkyKeepsake Taurus (Tau) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 149313099234711680
- HIP
- 20491
- HD
- 27731
- gaia_dr3
- 149313099234711680
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 149313099234711680
- HD 27731
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 7.07