How to see it
HIP 21553 has a visual magnitude of about 7.95: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 21553: right ascension 4h 37m 41s, declination +52° 53′ 29″ (J2000), in the region of the Camelopardalis constellation (IAU figure Cam).
Catalog context
HIP 21553. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 21553, HD 232979, Gaia DR3 272855565763652480. In the SkyKeepsake Camelopardalis (Cam) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 272855565763652480
- HIP
- 21553
- HD
- 232979
- gaia_dr3
- 272855565763652480
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 272855565763652480
- Gl 172
- HD 232979
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 7.95