How to see it
HIP 16952 has a visual magnitude of about 6.82: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 16952: right ascension 3h 38m 5s, declination −57° 17′ 7″ (J2000), in the region of the Reticulum constellation (IAU figure Ret).
Catalog context
HIP 16952. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 16952, HD 22936, Gaia DR3 4729684201867515648. In the SkyKeepsake Reticulum (Ret) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 4729684201867515648
- HIP
- 16952
- HD
- 22936
- gaia_dr3
- 4729684201867515648
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.82