How to see it
HIP 20861 has a visual magnitude of about 9.11: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 20861: right ascension 4h 28m 13s, declination +45° 2′ 45″ (J2000), in the region of the Auriga constellation (IAU figure Aur).
Catalog context
HIP 20861. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 20861, Gaia DR3 253665995482833536. In the SkyKeepsake Auriga (Aur) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 253665995482833536
- HIP
- 20861
- gaia_dr3
- 253665995482833536
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 253665995482833536
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 9.11