How to see it
HIP 21166 has a visual magnitude of about 8.52: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 21166: right ascension 4h 32m 17s, declination +48° 16′ 57″ (J2000), in the region of the Auriga constellation (IAU figure Aur).
Catalog context
HIP 21166. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 21166, HD 28543, Gaia DR3 257648873274810496. In the SkyKeepsake Auriga (Aur) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 257648873274810496
- HIP
- 21166
- HD
- 28543
- gaia_dr3
- 257648873274810496
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 257648873274810496
- HD 28543
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 8.52