How to see it
HIP 15551 has a visual magnitude of about 6.79: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 15551: right ascension 3h 20m 21s, declination +45° 52′ 25″ (J2000), in the region of the Perseus constellation (IAU figure Per).
Catalog context
HIP 15551. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 15551, HD 20568, Gaia DR3 242542644360645120. In the SkyKeepsake Perseus (Per) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 242542644360645120
- HIP
- 15551
- HD
- 20568
- gaia_dr3
- 242542644360645120
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 242542644360645120
- HD 20568
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.79