How to see it
HIP 20500 has a visual magnitude of about 8.03: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 20500: right ascension 4h 23m 36s, declination −40° 23′ 43″ (J2000), in the region of the Caelum constellation (IAU figure Cae).
Catalog context
HIP 20500. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 20500, HD 28015, Gaia DR3 4840991440439227392. In the SkyKeepsake Caelum (Cae) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 4840991440439227392
- HIP
- 20500
- HD
- 28015
- gaia_dr3
- 4840991440439227392
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 4840991440439227392
- HD 28015
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 8.03