How to see it
HIP 16261 has a visual magnitude of about 6.78: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 16261: right ascension 3h 29m 35s, declination −23° 28′ 32″ (J2000), in the region of the Eridanus constellation (IAU figure Eri).
Catalog context
HIP 16261. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 16261, HD 21737, Gaia DR3 5086608319313421184. In the SkyKeepsake Eridanus (Eri) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 5086608319313421184
- HIP
- 16261
- HD
- 21737
- gaia_dr3
- 5086608319313421184
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.78