How to see it
HIP 21516 has a visual magnitude of about 7.66: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 21516: right ascension 4h 37m 14s, declination +30° 23′ 58″ (J2000), in the region of the Auriga constellation (IAU figure Aur).
Catalog context
HIP 21516. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 21516, HD 29214, Gaia DR3 159209837754730496. In the SkyKeepsake Auriga (Aur) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 159209837754730496
- HIP
- 21516
- HD
- 29214
- gaia_dr3
- 159209837754730496
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 159209837754730496
- HD 29214
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 7.66