How to see it
HIP 21612 has a visual magnitude of about 8.26: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 21612: right ascension 4h 38m 23s, declination +39° 26′ 58″ (J2000), in the region of the Auriga constellation (IAU figure Aur).
Catalog context
HIP 21612. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 21612, HD 29283, Gaia DR3 178924253040183424. In the SkyKeepsake Auriga (Aur) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 178924253040183424
- HIP
- 21612
- HD
- 29283
- gaia_dr3
- 178924253040183424
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 178924253040183424
- HD 29283
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 8.26