How to see it
HIP 18996 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 18996: right ascension 4h 4m 12s, declination +25° 23′ 56″ (J2000), in the region of the Taurus constellation (IAU figure Tau).
Catalog context
HIP 18996. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 18996, HD 283341, Gaia DR3 162415807505219200. In the SkyKeepsake Taurus (Tau) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 162415807505219200
- HIP
- 18996
- HD
- 283341
- gaia_dr3
- 162415807505219200
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 162415807505219200
- HD 283341
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 7.66