How to see it
16Kap Crt has a visual magnitude of about 5.82: under a reasonably dark sky it is typically reachable with the unaided eye.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for 16Kap Crt: right ascension 11h 27m 9s, declination −12° 21′ 24″ (J2000), in the region of the Crater constellation (IAU figure Crt).
Catalog context
16Kap Crt. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 55874, HD 99564, Gaia DR3 3562324219802017152. In the SkyKeepsake Crater (Crt) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 3562324219802017152
- HIP
- 55874
- HD
- 99564
- gaia_dr3
- 3562324219802017152
- Bayer / Flamsteed
- 16Kap Crt
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 5.82