Its story

HIP 21868 has a visual magnitude of about 8.85: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.

Equatorial coordinates for HIP 21868: right ascension 4h 42m 6s, declination +23° 3′ 36″ (J2000), in the region of the Taurus constellation (IAU figure Tau).

HIP 21868. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 21868, HD 284658, Gaia DR3 146488556940232064. In the SkyKeepsake Taurus (Tau) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.