Its story

HIP 16285 has a visual magnitude of about 5.71: under a reasonably dark sky it is typically reachable with the unaided eye.

Equatorial coordinates for HIP 16285: right ascension 3h 29m 55s, declination −42° 38′ 3″ (J2000), in the region of the Horologium constellation (IAU figure Hor).

HIP 16285. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 16285, HD 21882, Gaia DR3 4849306462764457344. In the SkyKeepsake Horologium (Hor) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.