How to see it
HIP 16887 has a visual magnitude of about 9.07: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 16887: right ascension 3h 37m 20s, declination +73° 4′ 58″ (J2000), in the region of the Camelopardalis constellation (IAU figure Cam).
Catalog context
HIP 16887. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 16887, HD 21854, Gaia DR3 544418475209373440. In the SkyKeepsake Camelopardalis (Cam) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 544418475209373440
- HIP
- 16887
- HD
- 21854
- gaia_dr3
- 544418475209373440
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 544418475209373440
- HD 21854
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 9.07