Its story

HIP 21261 has a visual magnitude of about 10.27: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.

Equatorial coordinates for HIP 21261: right ascension 4h 33m 42s, declination +19° 0′ 50″ (J2000), in the region of the Taurus constellation (IAU figure Tau).

HIP 21261. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 21261, HD 285837, Gaia DR3 3410453489023420416. In the SkyKeepsake Taurus (Tau) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.