How to see it
HIP 21260 has a visual magnitude of about 8.16: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 21260: right ascension 4h 33m 40s, declination +59° 28′ 41″ (J2000), in the region of the Camelopardalis constellation (IAU figure Cam).
Catalog context
HIP 21260. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 21260, HD 28578, Gaia DR3 471264569297645952. In the SkyKeepsake Camelopardalis (Cam) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 471264569297645952
- HIP
- 21260
- HD
- 28578
- gaia_dr3
- 471264569297645952
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 471264569297645952
- HD 28578
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 8.16