How to see it
HIP 21178 has a visual magnitude of about 9.03: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 21178: right ascension 4h 32m 25s, declination +38° 48′ 35″ (J2000), in the region of the Auriga constellation (IAU figure Aur).
Catalog context
HIP 21178. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 21178, HD 28619, Gaia DR3 178846630093961984. In the SkyKeepsake Auriga (Aur) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 178846630093961984
- HIP
- 21178
- HD
- 28619
- gaia_dr3
- 178846630093961984
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 178846630093961984
- HD 28619
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 9.03