How to see it
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.
Sky position
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).
Catalog context
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.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 3410453489023420416
- HIP
- 21261
- HD
- 285837
- gaia_dr3
- 3410453489023420416
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 3410453489023420416
- HD 285837
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 10.27