How to see it
HIP 16406 has a visual magnitude of about 7.28: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 16406: right ascension 3h 31m 16s, declination +41° 43′ 35″ (J2000), in the region of the Perseus constellation (IAU figure Per).
Catalog context
HIP 16406. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 16406, HD 21650, Gaia DR3 237762796737339776. In the SkyKeepsake Perseus (Per) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 237762796737339776
- HIP
- 16406
- HD
- 21650
- gaia_dr3
- 237762796737339776
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 237762796737339776
- HD 21650
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 7.28