How to see it
HIP 16271 has a visual magnitude of about 8.93: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 16271: right ascension 3h 29m 47s, declination +18° 44′ 17″ (J2000), in the region of the Taurus constellation (IAU figure Tau).
Catalog context
HIP 16271. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 16271, Gaia DR3 57460310166762752. In the SkyKeepsake Taurus (Tau) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 57460310166762752
- HIP
- 16271
- gaia_dr3
- 57460310166762752
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 57460310166762752
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 8.93