How to see it
HIP 20480 has a visual magnitude of about 8.65: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 20480: right ascension 4h 23m 22s, declination +21° 22′ 44″ (J2000), in the region of the Taurus constellation (IAU figure Tau).
Catalog context
HIP 20480. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 20480, HD 27732, Gaia DR3 145325548516513280. In the SkyKeepsake Taurus (Tau) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 145325548516513280
- HIP
- 20480
- HD
- 27732
- gaia_dr3
- 145325548516513280
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 145325548516513280
- HD 27732
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 8.65