Its story
HIP 20442 has a visual magnitude of about 8.57: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 20442: right ascension 4h 22m 45s, declination −78° 42′ 52″ (J2000), in the region of the Mensa constellation (IAU figure Men).
HIP 20442. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 20442, HD 28899, Gaia DR3 4625908102550024192. In the SkyKeepsake Mensa (Men) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
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Compose this starFactsHIP 20442
- Right ascension
- 4h 22m 45s
- Declination
- −78° 42′ 52″
- Magnitude
- 8.57
- Distance
- ≈ 410 ly
Data: gaia-dr3