How to see it
HIP 16252 has a visual magnitude of about 6.18: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 16252: right ascension 3h 29m 26s, declination +46° 56′ 16″ (J2000), in the region of the Perseus constellation (IAU figure Per).
Catalog context
HIP 16252. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 16252, HD 21455, Gaia DR3 242889338420659968. In the SkyKeepsake Perseus (Per) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 242889338420659968
- HIP
- 16252
- HD
- 21455
- gaia_dr3
- 242889338420659968
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 242889338420659968
- HD 21455
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.18