How to see it
HIP 15996 has a visual magnitude of about 8.87: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 15996: right ascension 3h 26m 3s, declination +20° 14′ 44″ (J2000), in the region of the Taurus constellation (IAU figure Tau).
Catalog context
HIP 15996. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 15996, HD 21213, Gaia DR3 57939765955708160. In the SkyKeepsake Taurus (Tau) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 57939765955708160
- HIP
- 15996
- HD
- 21213
- gaia_dr3
- 57939765955708160
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 57939765955708160
- HD 21213
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 8.87