How to see it
HIP 16436 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 16436: right ascension 3h 31m 40s, declination −3° 29′ 52″ (J2000), in the region of the Taurus constellation (IAU figure Tau).
Catalog context
HIP 16436. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 16436, HD 21887, Gaia DR3 3249126683362502784. In the SkyKeepsake Taurus (Tau) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 3249126683362502784
- HIP
- 16436
- HD
- 21887
- gaia_dr3
- 3249126683362502784
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.91