How to see it
HIP 21566 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 21566: right ascension 4h 37m 45s, declination +30° 24′ 27″ (J2000), in the region of the Auriga constellation (IAU figure Aur).
Catalog context
HIP 21566. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 21566, HD 29259, Gaia DR3 159022813403227520. In the SkyKeepsake Auriga (Aur) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 159022813403227520
- HIP
- 21566
- HD
- 29259
- gaia_dr3
- 159022813403227520
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 159022813403227520
- HD 29259
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 8.43