How to see it
HIP 16420 has a visual magnitude of about 8.35: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 16420: right ascension 3h 31m 25s, declination +72° 10′ 12″ (J2000), in the region of the Camelopardalis constellation (IAU figure Cam).
Catalog context
HIP 16420. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 16420, HD 21288, Gaia DR3 543228979724341632. In the SkyKeepsake Camelopardalis (Cam) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 543228979724341632
- HIP
- 16420
- HD
- 21288
- gaia_dr3
- 543228979724341632
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 543228979724341632
- HD 21288
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 8.35