How to see it
HIP 16856 has a visual magnitude of about 7.42: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 16856: right ascension 3h 36m 55s, declination +35° 3′ 7″ (J2000), in the region of the Perseus constellation (IAU figure Per).
Catalog context
HIP 16856. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 16856, HD 22327, Gaia DR3 221523009991958144. In the SkyKeepsake Perseus (Per) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 221523009991958144
- HIP
- 16856
- HD
- 22327
- gaia_dr3
- 221523009991958144
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 221523009991958144
- HD 22327
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 7.42