How to see it
HIP 20421 has a visual magnitude of about 8.02: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 20421: right ascension 4h 22m 27s, declination +36° 54′ 20″ (J2000), in the region of the Auriga constellation (IAU figure Aur).
Catalog context
HIP 20421. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 20421, HD 27548, Gaia DR3 177486332348470784. In the SkyKeepsake Auriga (Aur) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 177486332348470784
- HIP
- 20421
- HD
- 27548
- gaia_dr3
- 177486332348470784
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 177486332348470784
- HD 27548
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 8.02