How to see it
HIP 21608 has a visual magnitude of about 8.31: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 21608: right ascension 4h 38m 20s, declination +37° 21′ 44″ (J2000), in the region of the Auriga constellation (IAU figure Aur).
Catalog context
HIP 21608. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 21608, HD 29284, Gaia DR3 175469656225139200. In the SkyKeepsake Auriga (Aur) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 175469656225139200
- HIP
- 21608
- HD
- 29284
- gaia_dr3
- 175469656225139200
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 175469656225139200
- HD 29284
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 8.31