How to see it
HIP 20988 has a visual magnitude of about 7.57: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 20988: right ascension 4h 30m 4s, declination +32° 30′ 42″ (J2000), in the region of the Auriga constellation (IAU figure Aur).
Catalog context
HIP 20988. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 20988, HD 28405, Gaia DR3 171691390674114944. In the SkyKeepsake Auriga (Aur) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 171691390674114944
- HIP
- 20988
- HD
- 28405
- gaia_dr3
- 171691390674114944
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 171691390674114944
- HD 28405
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 7.57