How to see it
HIP 20163 has a visual magnitude of about 8.28: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 20163: right ascension 4h 19m 17s, declination −27° 16′ 19″ (J2000), in the region of the Eridanus constellation (IAU figure Eri).
Catalog context
HIP 20163. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 20163, HD 27488, Gaia DR3 4892409895554159616. In the SkyKeepsake Eridanus (Eri) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 4892409895554159616
- HIP
- 20163
- HD
- 27488
- gaia_dr3
- 4892409895554159616
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 4892409895554159616
- HD 27488
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 8.28