Its story

HIP 16987 has a visual magnitude of about 10.25: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.

Equatorial coordinates for HIP 16987: right ascension 3h 38m 28s, declination +36° 15′ 16″ (J2000), in the region of the Perseus constellation (IAU figure Per).

HIP 16987. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 16987, HD 278842, Gaia DR3 221735147016814208. In the SkyKeepsake Perseus (Per) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.