How to see it
HIP 15871 has a visual magnitude of about 6.87: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 15871: right ascension 3h 24m 26s, declination +40° 2′ 38″ (J2000), in the region of the Perseus constellation (IAU figure Per).
Catalog context
HIP 15871. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 15871, HD 20971, Gaia DR3 236090302109669120. In the SkyKeepsake Perseus (Per) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 236090302109669120
- HIP
- 15871
- HD
- 20971
- gaia_dr3
- 236090302109669120
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 236090302109669120
- HD 20971
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.87