How to see it
HIP 20588 has a visual magnitude of about 9.32: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 20588: right ascension 4h 24m 34s, declination +33° 19′ 4″ (J2000), in the region of the Auriga constellation (IAU figure Aur).
Catalog context
HIP 20588. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 20588, HD 281952, Gaia DR3 172714692402005376. In the SkyKeepsake Auriga (Aur) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 172714692402005376
- HIP
- 20588
- HD
- 281952
- gaia_dr3
- 172714692402005376
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 172714692402005376
- HD 281952
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 9.32