How to see it
HIP 20609 has a visual magnitude of about 7.76: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 20609: right ascension 4h 24m 52s, declination +50° 50′ 43″ (J2000), in the region of the Perseus constellation (IAU figure Per).
Catalog context
HIP 20609. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 20609, HD 232945, Gaia DR3 271080090702450688. In the SkyKeepsake Perseus (Per) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 271080090702450688
- HIP
- 20609
- HD
- 232945
- gaia_dr3
- 271080090702450688
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 271080090702450688
- HD 232945
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 7.76