How to see it
HIP 15859 has a visual magnitude of about 6.68: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 15859: right ascension 3h 24m 16s, declination −24° 18′ 3″ (J2000), in the region of the Eridanus constellation (IAU figure Eri).
Catalog context
HIP 15859. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 15859, HD 21174, Gaia DR3 5086099417227308032. In the SkyKeepsake Eridanus (Eri) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 5086099417227308032
- HIP
- 15859
- HD
- 21174
- gaia_dr3
- 5086099417227308032
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 5086099417227308032
- HD 21174
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.68