How to see it
HIP 20238 has a visual magnitude of about 8.43: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 20238: right ascension 4h 20m 13s, declination +43° 35′ 59″ (J2000), in the region of the Perseus constellation (IAU figure Per).
Catalog context
HIP 20238. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 20238, HD 27258, Gaia DR3 229467256382539776. In the SkyKeepsake Perseus (Per) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 229467256382539776
- HIP
- 20238
- HD
- 27258
- gaia_dr3
- 229467256382539776
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 229467256382539776
- HD 27258
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 8.43