Its story

HIP 21230 has a visual magnitude of about 8.60: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.

Equatorial coordinates for HIP 21230: right ascension 4h 33m 16s, declination +51° 2′ 50″ (J2000), in the region of the Auriga constellation (IAU figure Aur).

HIP 21230. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 21230, HD 28618, Gaia DR3 270949493635881856. In the SkyKeepsake Auriga (Aur) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.