How to see it
HIP 21231 has a visual magnitude of about 7.60: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 21231: right ascension 4h 33m 16s, declination +55° 27′ 42″ (J2000), in the region of the Camelopardalis constellation (IAU figure Cam).
Catalog context
HIP 21231. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 21231, HD 28579, Gaia DR3 277090609673089920. In the SkyKeepsake Camelopardalis (Cam) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 277090609673089920
- HIP
- 21231
- HD
- 28579
- gaia_dr3
- 277090609673089920
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 277090609673089920
- HD 28579
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 7.60