Its story

HIP 16509 has a visual magnitude of about 5.37: under a reasonably dark sky it is typically reachable with the unaided eye.

Equatorial coordinates for HIP 16509: right ascension 3h 32m 35s, declination −50° 22′ 42″ (J2000), in the region of the Horologium constellation (IAU figure Hor).

HIP 16509. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 16509, HD 22231, Gaia DR3 4736617653472728448. In the SkyKeepsake Horologium (Hor) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.