How to see it
HIP 16871 has a visual magnitude of about 9.16: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 16871: right ascension 3h 37m 7s, declination +53° 46′ 18″ (J2000), in the region of the Perseus constellation (IAU figure Per).
Catalog context
HIP 16871. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 16871, HD 232813, Gaia DR3 444839628391086720. In the SkyKeepsake Perseus (Per) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 444839628391086720
- HIP
- 16871
- HD
- 232813
- gaia_dr3
- 444839628391086720
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 444839628391086720
- HD 232813
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 9.16