How to see it
HIP 16263 has a visual magnitude of about 5.54: under a reasonably dark sky it is typically reachable with the unaided eye.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 16263: right ascension 3h 29m 36s, declination −12° 40′ 29″ (J2000), in the region of the Eridanus constellation (IAU figure Eri).
Catalog context
HIP 16263. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 16263, HD 21688, Gaia DR3 5161731764084059008. In the SkyKeepsake Eridanus (Eri) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 5161731764084059008
- HIP
- 16263
- HD
- 21688
- gaia_dr3
- 5161731764084059008
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 5.54