How to see it
HIP 20947 has a visual magnitude of about 8.84: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 20947: right ascension 4h 29m 28s, declination +43° 41′ 24″ (J2000), in the region of the Auriga constellation (IAU figure Aur).
Catalog context
HIP 20947. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 20947, HD 276391, Gaia DR3 252584110400039040. In the SkyKeepsake Auriga (Aur) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 252584110400039040
- HIP
- 20947
- HD
- 276391
- gaia_dr3
- 252584110400039040
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 252584110400039040
- HD 276391
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 8.84