How to see it
HIP 15597 has a visual magnitude of about 6.46: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 15597: right ascension 3h 20m 51s, declination +20° 30′ 34″ (J2000), in the region of the Taurus constellation (IAU figure Tau).
Catalog context
HIP 15597. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 15597, HD 20716, Gaia DR3 61116667364896896. In the SkyKeepsake Taurus (Tau) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 61116667364896896
- HIP
- 15597
- HD
- 20716
- gaia_dr3
- 61116667364896896
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 61116667364896896
- HD 20716
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.46