How to see it
HIP 16581 has a visual magnitude of about 7.86: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 16581: right ascension 3h 33m 27s, declination +59° 24′ 55″ (J2000), in the region of the Camelopardalis constellation (IAU figure Cam).
Catalog context
HIP 16581. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 16581, HD 21742, Gaia DR3 450244995054087168. In the SkyKeepsake Camelopardalis (Cam) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 450244995054087168
- HIP
- 16581
- HD
- 21742
- gaia_dr3
- 450244995054087168
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 450244995054087168
- HD 21742
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 7.86