How to see it
HIP 16405 has a visual magnitude of about 7.92: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 16405: right ascension 3h 31m 15s, declination +20° 46′ 2″ (J2000), in the region of the Taurus constellation (IAU figure Tau).
Catalog context
HIP 16405. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 16405, HD 21774, Gaia DR3 58324212771048832. In the SkyKeepsake Taurus (Tau) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 58324212771048832
- HIP
- 16405
- HD
- 21774
- gaia_dr3
- 58324212771048832
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 58324212771048832
- HD 21774
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 7.92