How to see it
HIP 21976 has a visual magnitude of about 8.01: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 21976: right ascension 4h 43m 27s, declination +4° 57′ 47″ (J2000), in the region of the Orion constellation (IAU figure Ori).
Catalog context
HIP 21976. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 21976, HD 29959, Gaia DR3 3281840036210947584. In the SkyKeepsake Orion (Ori) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 3281840036210947584
- HIP
- 21976
- HD
- 29959
- gaia_dr3
- 3281840036210947584
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 3281840036210947584
- HD 29959
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 8.01