How to see it
HIP 15799 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 15799: right ascension 3h 23m 35s, declination −40° 4′ 34″ (J2000), in the region of the Fornax constellation (IAU figure For).
Catalog context
HIP 15799. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 15799, HD 21175, Gaia DR3 4852870701505115904. In the SkyKeepsake Fornax (For) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 4852870701505115904
- HIP
- 15799
- HD
- 21175
- gaia_dr3
- 4852870701505115904
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.70