How to see it
HIP 20872 has a visual magnitude of about 7.74: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 20872: right ascension 4h 28m 23s, declination +49° 13′ 53″ (J2000), in the region of the Perseus constellation (IAU figure Per).
Catalog context
HIP 20872. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 20872, HD 28098, Gaia DR3 258694062155646464. In the SkyKeepsake Perseus (Per) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 258694062155646464
- HIP
- 20872
- HD
- 28098
- gaia_dr3
- 258694062155646464
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 258694062155646464
- HD 28098
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 7.74