How to see it
HIP 21558 has a visual magnitude of about 7.31: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 21558: right ascension 4h 37m 43s, declination +78° 59′ 11″ (J2000), in the region of the Camelopardalis constellation (IAU figure Cam).
Catalog context
HIP 21558. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 21558, HD 28256, Gaia DR3 556251973400327040. In the SkyKeepsake Camelopardalis (Cam) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 556251973400327040
- HIP
- 21558
- HD
- 28256
- gaia_dr3
- 556251973400327040
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 556251973400327040
- HD 28256
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 7.31