How to see it
HIP 15972 has a visual magnitude of about 7.55: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 15972: right ascension 3h 25m 38s, declination +45° 30′ 56″ (J2000), in the region of the Perseus constellation (IAU figure Per).
Catalog context
HIP 15972. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 15972, HD 21060, Gaia DR3 242668164786037760. In the SkyKeepsake Perseus (Per) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 242668164786037760
- HIP
- 15972
- HD
- 21060
- gaia_dr3
- 242668164786037760
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 242668164786037760
- HD 21060
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 7.55