How to see it
HIP 16974 has a visual magnitude of about 6.27: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 16974: right ascension 3h 38m 20s, declination +56° 55′ 57″ (J2000), in the region of the Perseus constellation (IAU figure Per).
Catalog context
HIP 16974. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 16974, HD 22316, Gaia DR3 448776116237692928. In the SkyKeepsake Perseus (Per) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 448776116237692928
- HIP
- 16974
- HD
- 22316
- gaia_dr3
- 448776116237692928
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 448776116237692928
- HD 22316
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.27