How to see it
HIP 21947 has a visual magnitude of about 8.47: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 21947: right ascension 4h 43m 2s, declination +45° 37′ 49″ (J2000), in the region of the Auriga constellation (IAU figure Aur).
Catalog context
HIP 21947. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 21947, Gaia DR3 253219387600747776. In the SkyKeepsake Auriga (Aur) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 253219387600747776
- HIP
- 21947
- gaia_dr3
- 253219387600747776
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 253219387600747776
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 8.47