How to see it
HIP 16690 has a visual magnitude of about 6.74: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 16690: right ascension 3h 34m 43s, declination −54° 19′ 19″ (J2000), in the region of the Horologium constellation (IAU figure Hor).
Catalog context
HIP 16690. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 16690, HD 22515, Gaia DR3 4732498195720429952. In the SkyKeepsake Horologium (Hor) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 4732498195720429952
- HIP
- 16690
- HD
- 22515
- gaia_dr3
- 4732498195720429952
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.74