How to see it
HIP 16706 has a visual magnitude of about 9.92: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 16706: right ascension 3h 34m 59s, declination +17° 42′ 37″ (J2000), in the region of the Taurus constellation (IAU figure Tau).
Catalog context
HIP 16706. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 16706, Gaia DR3 56361520092917376. In the SkyKeepsake Taurus (Tau) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 56361520092917376
- HIP
- 16706
- gaia_dr3
- 56361520092917376
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 56361520092917376
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 9.92