How to see it
HIP 21878 has a visual magnitude of about 8.17: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 21878: right ascension 4h 42m 14s, declination +37° 30′ 54″ (J2000), in the region of the Auriga constellation (IAU figure Aur).
Catalog context
HIP 21878. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 21878, HD 29695, Gaia DR3 175511021056842624. In the SkyKeepsake Auriga (Aur) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 175511021056842624
- HIP
- 21878
- HD
- 29695
- gaia_dr3
- 175511021056842624
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 175511021056842624
- HD 29695
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 8.17