How to see it
HIP 16491 has a visual magnitude of about 9.61: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 16491: right ascension 3h 32m 22s, declination +63° 49′ 7″ (J2000), in the region of the Camelopardalis constellation (IAU figure Cam).
Catalog context
HIP 16491. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 16491, Gaia DR3 487948764898157312. In the SkyKeepsake Camelopardalis (Cam) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 487948764898157312
- HIP
- 16491
- gaia_dr3
- 487948764898157312
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 487948764898157312
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 9.61