How to see it
HIP 20540 has a visual magnitude of about 7.38: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 20540: right ascension 4h 24m 5s, declination +12° 58′ 20″ (J2000), in the region of the Taurus constellation (IAU figure Tau).
Catalog context
HIP 20540. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 20540, HD 27837, Gaia DR3 3307317374190082048. In the SkyKeepsake Taurus (Tau) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 3307317374190082048
- HIP
- 20540
- HD
- 27837
- gaia_dr3
- 3307317374190082048
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 3307317374190082048
- HD 27837
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 7.38