How to see it
HIP 16659 has a visual magnitude of about 9.48: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 16659: right ascension 3h 34m 20s, declination +23° 9′ 0″ (J2000), in the region of the Taurus constellation (IAU figure Tau).
Catalog context
HIP 16659. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 16659, Gaia DR3 67688895039949440. In the SkyKeepsake Taurus (Tau) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 67688895039949440
- HIP
- 16659
- gaia_dr3
- 67688895039949440
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 67688895039949440
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 9.48