How to see it
HIP 16120 has a visual magnitude of about 7.73: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 16120: right ascension 3h 27m 40s, declination +8° 45′ 54″ (J2000), in the region of the Taurus constellation (IAU figure Tau).
Catalog context
HIP 16120. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 16120, HD 21438, Gaia DR3 12409848441118464. In the SkyKeepsake Taurus (Tau) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 12409848441118464
- HIP
- 16120
- HD
- 21438
- gaia_dr3
- 12409848441118464
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 12409848441118464
- HD 21438
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 7.73