How to see it
HIP 16424 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 16424: right ascension 3h 31m 29s, declination +49° 12′ 35″ (J2000), in the region of the Perseus constellation (IAU figure Per).
Catalog context
HIP 16424. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 16424, HD 21620, Gaia DR3 249350103106450048. In the SkyKeepsake Perseus (Per) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 249350103106450048
- HIP
- 16424
- HD
- 21620
- gaia_dr3
- 249350103106450048
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 249350103106450048
- HD 21620
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.27