How to see it
HIP 21679 has a visual magnitude of about 7.82: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 21679: right ascension 4h 39m 14s, declination +31° 44′ 29″ (J2000), in the region of the Auriga constellation (IAU figure Aur).
Catalog context
HIP 21679. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 21679, HD 29418, Gaia DR3 159714268777813376. In the SkyKeepsake Auriga (Aur) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 159714268777813376
- HIP
- 21679
- HD
- 29418
- gaia_dr3
- 159714268777813376
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 159714268777813376
- HD 29418
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 7.82