How to see it
HIP 16612 has a visual magnitude of about 8.68: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 16612: right ascension 3h 33m 48s, declination +52° 17′ 16″ (J2000), in the region of the Perseus constellation (IAU figure Per).
Catalog context
HIP 16612. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 16612, HD 21863, Gaia DR3 442441730970565504. In the SkyKeepsake Perseus (Per) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 442441730970565504
- HIP
- 16612
- HD
- 21863
- gaia_dr3
- 442441730970565504
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 442441730970565504
- HD 21863
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 8.68