How to see it
HIP 16973 has a visual magnitude of about 8.85: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 16973: right ascension 3h 38m 19s, declination +52° 35′ 57″ (J2000), in the region of the Perseus constellation (IAU figure Per).
Catalog context
HIP 16973. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 16973, HD 232816, Gaia DR3 443959366254837888. In the SkyKeepsake Perseus (Per) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 443959366254837888
- HIP
- 16973
- HD
- 232816
- gaia_dr3
- 443959366254837888
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 443959366254837888
- HD 232816
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 8.85