How to see it
HIP 16079 has a visual magnitude of about 6.83: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 16079: right ascension 3h 27m 5s, declination +48° 12′ 19″ (J2000), in the region of the Perseus constellation (IAU figure Per).
Catalog context
HIP 16079. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 16079, HD 21181, Gaia DR3 249197408428902144. In the SkyKeepsake Perseus (Per) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 249197408428902144
- HIP
- 16079
- HD
- 21181
- gaia_dr3
- 249197408428902144
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 249197408428902144
- HD 21181
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.83