How to see it
HIP 20996 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 20996: right ascension 4h 30m 9s, declination +57° 4′ 5″ (J2000), in the region of the Camelopardalis constellation (IAU figure Cam).
Catalog context
HIP 20996. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 20996, HD 237271, Gaia DR3 278218433726117504. In the SkyKeepsake Camelopardalis (Cam) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 278218433726117504
- HIP
- 20996
- HD
- 237271
- gaia_dr3
- 278218433726117504
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 278218433726117504
- HD 237271
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 8.02