How to see it
HIP 16538 has a visual magnitude of about 6.92: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 16538: right ascension 3h 32m 58s, declination +16° 35′ 53″ (J2000), in the region of the Taurus constellation (IAU figure Tau).
Catalog context
HIP 16538. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 16538, HD 21962, Gaia DR3 42768532716776704. In the SkyKeepsake Taurus (Tau) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 42768532716776704
- HIP
- 16538
- HD
- 21962
- gaia_dr3
- 42768532716776704
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 42768532716776704
- HD 21962
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.92