How to see it
HIP 16859 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 16859: right ascension 3h 36m 58s, declination +23° 12′ 40″ (J2000), in the region of the Taurus constellation (IAU figure Tau).
Catalog context
HIP 16859. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 16859, HD 22374, Gaia DR3 67725419441688704. In the SkyKeepsake Taurus (Tau) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 67725419441688704
- HIP
- 16859
- HD
- 22374
- gaia_dr3
- 67725419441688704
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 67725419441688704
- HD 22374
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.70