How to see it
HIP 21117 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 21117: right ascension 4h 31m 34s, declination +37° 39′ 8″ (J2000), in the region of the Auriga constellation (IAU figure Aur).
Catalog context
HIP 21117. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 21117, HD 28544, Gaia DR3 178350548488029952. In the SkyKeepsake Auriga (Aur) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 178350548488029952
- HIP
- 21117
- HD
- 28544
- gaia_dr3
- 178350548488029952
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 178350548488029952
- HD 28544
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 8.47