How to see it
HIP 21256 has a visual magnitude of about 10.20: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 21256: right ascension 4h 33m 37s, declination +21° 9′ 2″ (J2000), in the region of the Taurus constellation (IAU figure Tau).
Catalog context
HIP 21256. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 21256, HD 284552, Gaia DR3 144377803854541184. In the SkyKeepsake Taurus (Tau) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 144377803854541184
- HIP
- 21256
- HD
- 284552
- gaia_dr3
- 144377803854541184
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 144377803854541184
- HD 284552
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 10.20