How to see it
HIP 20659 has a visual magnitude of about 8.58: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 20659: right ascension 4h 25m 36s, declination +32° 9′ 33″ (J2000), in the region of the Auriga constellation (IAU figure Aur).
Catalog context
HIP 20659. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 20659, HD 27922, Gaia DR3 172325460990098560. In the SkyKeepsake Auriga (Aur) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 172325460990098560
- HIP
- 20659
- HD
- 27922
- gaia_dr3
- 172325460990098560
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 172325460990098560
- HD 27922
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 8.58