How to see it
HIP 15865 has a visual magnitude of about 8.11: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 15865: right ascension 3h 24m 22s, declination −18° 28′ 25″ (J2000), in the region of the Eridanus constellation (IAU figure Eri).
Catalog context
HIP 15865. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 15865, HD 21162, Gaia DR3 5104994799426979840. In the SkyKeepsake Eridanus (Eri) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 5104994799426979840
- HIP
- 15865
- HD
- 21162
- gaia_dr3
- 5104994799426979840
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 5104994799426979840
- HD 21162
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 8.11