Its story

HIP 16281 has a visual magnitude of about 4.34: under a reasonably dark sky it is typically reachable with the unaided eye.

Equatorial coordinates for HIP 16281: right ascension 3h 29m 55s, declination +58° 52′ 43″ (J2000), in the region of the Camelopardalis constellation (IAU figure Cam).

HIP 16281. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 16281, HD 21389, Gaia DR3 450113435913489792. In the SkyKeepsake Camelopardalis (Cam) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.