How to see it
HIP 20962 has a visual magnitude of about 7.41: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 20962: right ascension 4h 29m 42s, declination +38° 47′ 49″ (J2000), in the region of the Auriga constellation (IAU figure Aur).
Catalog context
HIP 20962. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 20962, HD 279853, Gaia DR3 179585471845555968. In the SkyKeepsake Auriga (Aur) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 179585471845555968
- HIP
- 20962
- HD
- 279853
- gaia_dr3
- 179585471845555968
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 179585471845555968
- HD 279853
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 7.41