How to see it
HIP 16962 has a visual magnitude of about 7.17: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 16962: right ascension 3h 38m 13s, declination +49° 4′ 59″ (J2000), in the region of the Perseus constellation (IAU figure Per).
Catalog context
HIP 16962. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 16962, HD 22389, Gaia DR3 249486202028835456. In the SkyKeepsake Perseus (Per) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 249486202028835456
- HIP
- 16962
- HD
- 22389
- gaia_dr3
- 249486202028835456
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 249486202028835456
- HD 22389
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 7.17