How to see it
HIP 16978 has a visual magnitude of about 9.57: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 16978: right ascension 3h 38m 22s, declination −24° 0′ 27″ (J2000), in the region of the Eridanus constellation (IAU figure Eri).
Catalog context
HIP 16978. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 16978, HD 22736, Gaia DR3 5085632915059176448. In the SkyKeepsake Eridanus (Eri) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 5085632915059176448
- HIP
- 16978
- HD
- 22736
- gaia_dr3
- 5085632915059176448
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 5085632915059176448
- HD 22736
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 9.57