How to see it
HIP 20896 has a visual magnitude of about 7.66: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 20896: right ascension 4h 28m 42s, declination +79° 42′ 6″ (J2000), in the region of the Camelopardalis constellation (IAU figure Cam).
Catalog context
HIP 20896. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 20896, HD 27172, Gaia DR3 556510633510697984. In the SkyKeepsake Camelopardalis (Cam) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 556510633510697984
- HIP
- 20896
- HD
- 27172
- gaia_dr3
- 556510633510697984
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 556510633510697984
- HD 27172
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 7.66