How to see it
HIP 16948 has a visual magnitude of about 8.52: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 16948: right ascension 3h 38m 3s, declination +48° 14′ 29″ (J2000), in the region of the Perseus constellation (IAU figure Per).
Catalog context
HIP 16948. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 16948, HD 22372, Gaia DR3 249016160809219200. In the SkyKeepsake Perseus (Per) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 249016160809219200
- HIP
- 16948
- HD
- 22372
- gaia_dr3
- 249016160809219200
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 249016160809219200
- HD 22372
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 8.52