Its story

HIP 21038 has a visual magnitude of about 6.17: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.

Equatorial coordinates for HIP 21038: right ascension 4h 30m 38s, declination +32° 27′ 28″ (J2000), in the region of the Auriga constellation (IAU figure Aur).

HIP 21038. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 21038, HD 28459, Gaia DR3 171678540131953408. In the SkyKeepsake Auriga (Aur) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.