How to see it
HIP 16296 has a visual magnitude of about 8.96: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 16296: right ascension 3h 30m 6s, declination +11° 23′ 15″ (J2000), in the region of the Taurus constellation (IAU figure Tau).
Catalog context
HIP 16296. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 16296, HD 21664, Gaia DR3 16374515572051712. In the SkyKeepsake Taurus (Tau) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 16374515572051712
- HIP
- 16296
- HD
- 21664
- gaia_dr3
- 16374515572051712
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 16374515572051712
- HD 21664
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 8.96