How to see it
HIP 21628 has a visual magnitude of about 7.45: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 21628: right ascension 4h 38m 39s, declination +38° 26′ 55″ (J2000), in the region of the Auriga constellation (IAU figure Aur).
Catalog context
HIP 21628. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 21628, HD 29308, Gaia DR3 178624807920598912. In the SkyKeepsake Auriga (Aur) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 178624807920598912
- HIP
- 21628
- HD
- 29308
- gaia_dr3
- 178624807920598912
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 178624807920598912
- HD 29308
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 7.45