How to see it
HIP 20578 has a visual magnitude of about 8.98: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 20578: right ascension 4h 24m 29s, declination −60° 39′ 31″ (J2000), in the region of the Reticulum constellation (IAU figure Ret).
Catalog context
HIP 20578. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 20578, HD 28340, Gaia DR3 4678327834800077824. In the SkyKeepsake Reticulum (Ret) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 4678327834800077824
- HIP
- 20578
- HD
- 28340
- gaia_dr3
- 4678327834800077824
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 4678327834800077824
- HD 28340
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 8.98