How to see it
HIP 21017 has a visual magnitude of about 7.71: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 21017: right ascension 4h 30m 25s, declination +39° 52′ 22″ (J2000), in the region of the Auriga constellation (IAU figure Aur).
Catalog context
HIP 21017. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 21017, HD 28393, Gaia DR3 179701569105203840. In the SkyKeepsake Auriga (Aur) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 179701569105203840
- HIP
- 21017
- HD
- 28393
- gaia_dr3
- 179701569105203840
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 179701569105203840
- HD 28393
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 7.71