How to see it
HIP 15162 has a visual magnitude of about 6.70: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 15162: right ascension 3h 15m 27s, declination −39° 45′ 43″ (J2000), in the region of the Fornax constellation (IAU figure For).
Catalog context
HIP 15162. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 15162, HD 20398, Gaia DR3 4853825352475938304. In the SkyKeepsake Fornax (For) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 4853825352475938304
- HIP
- 15162
- HD
- 20398
- gaia_dr3
- 4853825352475938304
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.70