How to see it
HIP 16938 has a visual magnitude of about 6.39: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 16938: right ascension 3h 38m 0s, declination +42° 34′ 58″ (J2000), in the region of the Perseus constellation (IAU figure Per).
Catalog context
HIP 16938. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 16938, HD 22402, Gaia DR3 237515475339561984. In the SkyKeepsake Perseus (Per) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 237515475339561984
- HIP
- 16938
- HD
- 22402
- gaia_dr3
- 237515475339561984
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 237515475339561984
- HD 22402
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.39