How to see it
HIP 16896 has a visual magnitude of about 8.60: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 16896: right ascension 3h 37m 23s, declination +18° 35′ 49″ (J2000), in the region of the Taurus constellation (IAU figure Tau).
Catalog context
HIP 16896. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 16896, Gaia DR3 56557508040621568. In the SkyKeepsake Taurus (Tau) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 56557508040621568
- HIP
- 16896
- gaia_dr3
- 56557508040621568
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 56557508040621568
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 8.60