How to see it
HIP 20051 has a visual magnitude of about 7.73: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 20051: right ascension 4h 17m 59s, declination −56° 11′ 11″ (J2000), in the region of the Reticulum constellation (IAU figure Ret).
Catalog context
HIP 20051. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 20051, HD 27555, Gaia DR3 4778449363624341504. In the SkyKeepsake Reticulum (Ret) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 4778449363624341504
- HIP
- 20051
- HD
- 27555
- gaia_dr3
- 4778449363624341504
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 4778449363624341504
- HD 27555
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 7.73