How to see it
HIP 16461 has a visual magnitude of about 9.17: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 16461: right ascension 3h 32m 2s, declination +37° 30′ 53″ (J2000), in the region of the Perseus constellation (IAU figure Per).
Catalog context
HIP 16461. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 16461, HD 21785, Gaia DR3 222763705784065536. In the SkyKeepsake Perseus (Per) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 222763705784065536
- HIP
- 16461
- HD
- 21785
- gaia_dr3
- 222763705784065536
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 222763705784065536
- HD 21785
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 9.17