How to see it
HIP 15946 has a visual magnitude of about 6.75: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 15946: right ascension 3h 25m 20s, declination −4° 39′ 19″ (J2000), in the region of the Cetus constellation (IAU figure Cet).
Catalog context
HIP 15946. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 15946, HD 21215, Gaia DR3 3248610325214095488. In the SkyKeepsake Cetus (Cet) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 3248610325214095488
- HIP
- 15946
- HD
- 21215
- gaia_dr3
- 3248610325214095488
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.75