How to see it
HIP 15979 has a visual magnitude of about 6.44: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 15979: right ascension 3h 25m 48s, declination +53° 55′ 17″ (J2000), in the region of the Perseus constellation (IAU figure Per).
Catalog context
HIP 15979. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 15979, HD 21004, Gaia DR3 446568679146449024. In the SkyKeepsake Perseus (Per) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 446568679146449024
- HIP
- 15979
- HD
- 21004
- gaia_dr3
- 446568679146449024
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 446568679146449024
- HD 21004
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.44