How to see it
HIP 16966 has a visual magnitude of about 7.45: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 16966: right ascension 3h 38m 16s, declination +47° 34′ 37″ (J2000), in the region of the Perseus constellation (IAU figure Per).
Catalog context
HIP 16966. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 16966, HD 22401, Gaia DR3 248229528957381248. In the SkyKeepsake Perseus (Per) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 248229528957381248
- HIP
- 16966
- HD
- 22401
- gaia_dr3
- 248229528957381248
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 248229528957381248
- HD 22401
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 7.45