How to see it
HIP 20552 has a visual magnitude of about 7.09: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 20552: right ascension 4h 24m 11s, declination −57° 4′ 20″ (J2000), in the region of the Reticulum constellation (IAU figure Ret).
Catalog context
HIP 20552. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 20552, HD 28255, Gaia DR3 4775347916201249920. In the SkyKeepsake Reticulum (Ret) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 4775347916201249920
- HIP
- 20552
- HD
- 28255
- gaia_dr3
- 4775347916201249920
Also known as
- GJ 9155A
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 4775347916201249920
- HD 28255
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 7.09