How to see it
HIP 16568 has a visual magnitude of about 8.98: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 16568: right ascension 3h 33m 20s, declination +15° 32′ 13″ (J2000), in the region of the Taurus constellation (IAU figure Tau).
Catalog context
HIP 16568. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 16568, Gaia DR3 42358071282308608. In the SkyKeepsake Taurus (Tau) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 42358071282308608
- HIP
- 16568
- gaia_dr3
- 42358071282308608
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 42358071282308608
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 8.98