How to see it
HIP 21873 has a visual magnitude of about 8.00: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 21873: right ascension 4h 42m 10s, declination +15° 58′ 11″ (J2000), in the region of the Taurus constellation (IAU figure Tau).
Catalog context
HIP 21873. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 21873, HD 29786, Gaia DR3 3310014785453240320. In the SkyKeepsake Taurus (Tau) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 3310014785453240320
- HIP
- 21873
- HD
- 29786
- gaia_dr3
- 3310014785453240320
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 3310014785453240320
- HD 29786
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 8.00