How to see it
HIP 20975 has a visual magnitude of about 8.29: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 20975: right ascension 4h 29m 56s, declination +46° 26′ 20″ (J2000), in the region of the Auriga constellation (IAU figure Aur).
Catalog context
HIP 20975. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 20975, HD 28280, Gaia DR3 256879455654100608. In the SkyKeepsake Auriga (Aur) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 256879455654100608
- HIP
- 20975
- HD
- 28280
- gaia_dr3
- 256879455654100608
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 256879455654100608
- HD 28280
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 8.29