How to see it
HIP 16993 has a visual magnitude of about 9.41: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 16993: right ascension 3h 38m 33s, declination −32° 22′ 54″ (J2000), in the region of the Eridanus constellation (IAU figure Eri).
Catalog context
HIP 16993. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 16993, HD 22790, Gaia DR3 4863209237542450176. In the SkyKeepsake Eridanus (Eri) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 4863209237542450176
- HIP
- 16993
- HD
- 22790
- gaia_dr3
- 4863209237542450176
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 4863209237542450176
- HD 22790
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 9.41