How to see it
HIP 21246 has a visual magnitude of about 7.72: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 21246: right ascension 4h 33m 29s, declination +24° 16′ 45″ (J2000), in the region of the Taurus constellation (IAU figure Tau).
Catalog context
HIP 21246. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 21246, HD 28819, Gaia DR3 147785293465813760. In the SkyKeepsake Taurus (Tau) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 147785293465813760
- HIP
- 21246
- HD
- 28819
- gaia_dr3
- 147785293465813760
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 147785293465813760
- HD 28819
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 7.72