How to see it
HIP 16478 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 16478: right ascension 3h 32m 12s, declination +11° 32′ 32″ (J2000), in the region of the Taurus constellation (IAU figure Tau).
Catalog context
HIP 16478. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 16478, HD 21915, Gaia DR3 13471804874760192. In the SkyKeepsake Taurus (Tau) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 13471804874760192
- HIP
- 16478
- HD
- 21915
- gaia_dr3
- 13471804874760192
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 13471804874760192
- HD 21915
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.78