How to see it
HIP 16609 has a visual magnitude of about 8.66: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 16609: right ascension 3h 33m 47s, declination +8° 17′ 26″ (J2000), in the region of the Taurus constellation (IAU figure Tau).
Catalog context
HIP 16609. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 16609, HD 22073, Gaia DR3 11397988505713536. In the SkyKeepsake Taurus (Tau) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 11397988505713536
- HIP
- 16609
- HD
- 22073
- gaia_dr3
- 11397988505713536
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 11397988505713536
- HD 22073
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 8.66