How to see it
HIP 21661 has a visual magnitude of about 9.40: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 21661: right ascension 4h 39m 3s, declination +46° 23′ 26″ (J2000), in the region of the Auriga constellation (IAU figure Aur).
Catalog context
HIP 21661. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 21661, Gaia DR3 254026051178872704. In the SkyKeepsake Auriga (Aur) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 254026051178872704
- HIP
- 21661
- gaia_dr3
- 254026051178872704
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 254026051178872704
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 9.40