How to see it
HIP 21491 has a visual magnitude of about 8.37: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 21491: right ascension 4h 36m 56s, declination +34° 57′ 7″ (J2000), in the region of the Auriga constellation (IAU figure Aur).
Catalog context
HIP 21491. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 21491, HD 29157, Gaia DR3 174570148338024576. In the SkyKeepsake Auriga (Aur) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 174570148338024576
- HIP
- 21491
- HD
- 29157
- gaia_dr3
- 174570148338024576
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 174570148338024576
- HD 29157
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 8.37