Its story

HIP 20788 has a visual magnitude of about 8.91: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.

Equatorial coordinates for HIP 20788: right ascension 4h 27m 17s, declination +37° 14′ 45″ (J2000), in the region of the Auriga constellation (IAU figure Aur).

HIP 20788. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 20788, HD 279869, Gaia DR3 178280042304010112. In the SkyKeepsake Auriga (Aur) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.