How to see it
HIP 15942 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 15942: right ascension 3h 25m 17s, declination +37° 55′ 7″ (J2000), in the region of the Perseus constellation (IAU figure Per).
Catalog context
HIP 15942. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 15942, HD 21061, Gaia DR3 234656298428651904. In the SkyKeepsake Perseus (Per) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 234656298428651904
- HIP
- 15942
- HD
- 21061
- gaia_dr3
- 234656298428651904
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 234656298428651904
- HD 21061
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 7.73