How to see it
HIP 16598 has a visual magnitude of about 8.39: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 16598: right ascension 3h 33m 39s, declination +17° 19′ 45″ (J2000), in the region of the Taurus constellation (IAU figure Tau).
Catalog context
HIP 16598. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 16598, Gaia DR3 56322521789923200. In the SkyKeepsake Taurus (Tau) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 56322521789923200
- HIP
- 16598
- gaia_dr3
- 56322521789923200
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 56322521789923200
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 8.39