How to see it
HIP 16246 has a visual magnitude of about 9.12: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 16246: right ascension 3h 29m 22s, declination +15° 13′ 57″ (J2000), in the region of the Taurus constellation (IAU figure Tau).
Catalog context
HIP 16246. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 16246, Gaia DR3 42147068127266048. In the SkyKeepsake Taurus (Tau) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 42147068127266048
- HIP
- 16246
- gaia_dr3
- 42147068127266048
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 42147068127266048
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 9.12