How to see it
HIP 20917 has a visual magnitude of about 7.70: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 20917: right ascension 4h 29m 0s, declination +21° 55′ 25″ (J2000), in the region of the Taurus constellation (IAU figure Tau).
Catalog context
HIP 20917. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 20917, HD 28343, Gaia DR3 145421309108301184. In the SkyKeepsake Taurus (Tau) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 145421309108301184
- HIP
- 20917
- HD
- 28343
- gaia_dr3
- 145421309108301184
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 145421309108301184
- Gl 169
- HD 28343
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 7.70