How to see it
HIP 21742 has a visual magnitude of about 8.48: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 21742: right ascension 4h 40m 7s, declination +33° 8′ 2″ (J2000), in the region of the Auriga constellation (IAU figure Aur).
Catalog context
HIP 21742. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 21742, HD 29495, Gaia DR3 173411817133577472. In the SkyKeepsake Auriga (Aur) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 173411817133577472
- HIP
- 21742
- HD
- 29495
- gaia_dr3
- 173411817133577472
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 173411817133577472
- HD 29495
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 8.48