How to see it
HIP 21638 has a visual magnitude of about 8.46: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 21638: right ascension 4h 38m 52s, declination +39° 9′ 10″ (J2000), in the region of the Auriga constellation (IAU figure Aur).
Catalog context
HIP 21638. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 21638, HD 276662, Gaia DR3 178718197688385920. In the SkyKeepsake Auriga (Aur) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 178718197688385920
- HIP
- 21638
- HD
- 276662
- gaia_dr3
- 178718197688385920
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 178718197688385920
- HD 276662
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 8.46