How to see it
HIP 20980 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 20980: right ascension 4h 29m 59s, declination +62° 42′ 23″ (J2000), in the region of the Camelopardalis constellation (IAU figure Cam).
Catalog context
HIP 20980. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 20980, HD 28096, Gaia DR3 475754283292692352. In the SkyKeepsake Camelopardalis (Cam) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 475754283292692352
- HIP
- 20980
- HD
- 28096
- gaia_dr3
- 475754283292692352
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 475754283292692352
- HD 28096
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 7.73