Its story

HIP 20842 has a visual magnitude of about 5.66: under a reasonably dark sky it is typically reachable with the unaided eye.

Equatorial coordinates for HIP 20842: right ascension 4h 28m 1s, declination +21° 37′ 11″ (J2000), in the region of the Taurus constellation (IAU figure Tau).

HIP 20842. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 20842, HD 28226, Gaia DR3 145391484855481344. In the SkyKeepsake Taurus (Tau) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.