How to see it
HIP 21978 has a visual magnitude of about 8.54: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 21978: right ascension 4h 43m 29s, declination +33° 14′ 40″ (J2000), in the region of the Auriga constellation (IAU figure Aur).
Catalog context
HIP 21978. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 21978, HD 29834, Gaia DR3 161415763022175104. In the SkyKeepsake Auriga (Aur) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 161415763022175104
- HIP
- 21978
- HD
- 29834
- gaia_dr3
- 161415763022175104
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 161415763022175104
- HD 29834
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 8.54