How to see it
HIP 16979 has a visual magnitude of about 9.94: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 16979: right ascension 3h 38m 23s, declination +22° 29′ 58″ (J2000), in the region of the Taurus constellation (IAU figure Tau).
Catalog context
HIP 16979. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 16979, Gaia DR3 64671903852618624. In the SkyKeepsake Taurus (Tau) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 64671903852618624
- HIP
- 16979
- gaia_dr3
- 64671903852618624
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 64671903852618624
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 9.94