How to see it
HIP 21559 has a visual magnitude of about 8.15: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 21559: right ascension 4h 37m 44s, declination +41° 36′ 38″ (J2000), in the region of the Auriga constellation (IAU figure Aur).
Catalog context
HIP 21559. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 21559, HD 276618, Gaia DR3 204001914247731328. In the SkyKeepsake Auriga (Aur) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 204001914247731328
- HIP
- 21559
- HD
- 276618
- gaia_dr3
- 204001914247731328
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 204001914247731328
- HD 276618
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 8.15