How to see it
HIP 21230 has a visual magnitude of about 8.60: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 21230: right ascension 4h 33m 16s, declination +51° 2′ 50″ (J2000), in the region of the Auriga constellation (IAU figure Aur).
Catalog context
HIP 21230. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 21230, HD 28618, Gaia DR3 270949493635881856. In the SkyKeepsake Auriga (Aur) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 270949493635881856
- HIP
- 21230
- HD
- 28618
- gaia_dr3
- 270949493635881856
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 270949493635881856
- HD 28618
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 8.60