How to see it
HIP 16251 has a visual magnitude of about 6.91: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 16251: right ascension 3h 29m 26s, declination −19° 33′ 15″ (J2000), in the region of the Eridanus constellation (IAU figure Eri).
Catalog context
HIP 16251. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 16251, HD 21689, Gaia DR3 5101671422452895360. In the SkyKeepsake Eridanus (Eri) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 5101671422452895360
- HIP
- 16251
- HD
- 21689
- gaia_dr3
- 5101671422452895360
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.91