How to see it
HIP 21520 has a visual magnitude of about 7.40: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 21520: right ascension 4h 37m 16s, declination +44° 48′ 21″ (J2000), in the region of the Auriga constellation (IAU figure Aur).
Catalog context
HIP 21520. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 21520, Gaia DR3 253120087957069440. In the SkyKeepsake Auriga (Aur) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 253120087957069440
- HIP
- 21520
- gaia_dr3
- 253120087957069440
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 253120087957069440
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 7.40