How to see it
HIP 16944 has a visual magnitude of about 9.77: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 16944: right ascension 3h 38m 3s, declination +18° 28′ 52″ (J2000), in the region of the Taurus constellation (IAU figure Tau).
Catalog context
HIP 16944. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 16944, Gaia DR3 56505693555247104. In the SkyKeepsake Taurus (Tau) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 56505693555247104
- HIP
- 16944
- gaia_dr3
- 56505693555247104
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 56505693555247104
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 9.77