How to see it
HIP 16642 has a visual magnitude of about 9.38: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 16642: right ascension 3h 34m 9s, declination +50° 34′ 60″ (J2000), in the region of the Perseus constellation (IAU figure Per).
Catalog context
HIP 16642. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 16642, HD 232807, Gaia DR3 442022198565752704. In the SkyKeepsake Perseus (Per) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 442022198565752704
- HIP
- 16642
- HD
- 232807
- gaia_dr3
- 442022198565752704
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 442022198565752704
- HD 232807
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 9.38