How to see it
HIP 16295 has a visual magnitude of about 8.12: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 16295: right ascension 3h 30m 5s, declination +24° 11′ 25″ (J2000), in the region of the Taurus constellation (IAU figure Tau).
Catalog context
HIP 16295. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 16295, HD 21612, Gaia DR3 68839362159529984. In the SkyKeepsake Taurus (Tau) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 68839362159529984
- HIP
- 16295
- HD
- 21612
- gaia_dr3
- 68839362159529984
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 68839362159529984
- HD 21612
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 8.12