How to see it
HIP 16656 has a visual magnitude of about 7.50: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 16656: right ascension 3h 34m 19s, declination +59° 44′ 6″ (J2000), in the region of the Camelopardalis constellation (IAU figure Cam).
Catalog context
HIP 16656. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 16656, HD 21843, Gaia DR3 450305536913087104. In the SkyKeepsake Camelopardalis (Cam) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 450305536913087104
- HIP
- 16656
- HD
- 21843
- gaia_dr3
- 450305536913087104
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 450305536913087104
- HD 21843
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 7.50