How to see it
HIP 20744 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 20744: right ascension 4h 26m 43s, declination +41° 7′ 23″ (J2000), in the region of the Auriga constellation (IAU figure Aur).
Catalog context
HIP 20744. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 20744, HD 27970, Gaia DR3 228046068884706304. In the SkyKeepsake Auriga (Aur) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 228046068884706304
- HIP
- 20744
- HD
- 27970
- gaia_dr3
- 228046068884706304
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 228046068884706304
- HD 27970
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 8.03