How to see it
HIP 20851 has a visual magnitude of about 7.75: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 20851: right ascension 4h 28m 5s, declination +35° 1′ 14″ (J2000), in the region of the Auriga constellation (IAU figure Aur).
Catalog context
HIP 20851. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 20851, HD 28169, Gaia DR3 173342994577281152. In the SkyKeepsake Auriga (Aur) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 173342994577281152
- HIP
- 20851
- HD
- 28169
- gaia_dr3
- 173342994577281152
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 173342994577281152
- HD 28169
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 7.75