Its story

HIP 16518 has a visual magnitude of about 5.87: under a reasonably dark sky it is typically reachable with the unaided eye.

Equatorial coordinates for HIP 16518: right ascension 3h 32m 40s, declination +35° 27′ 42″ (J2000), in the region of the Perseus constellation (IAU figure Per).

HIP 16518. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 16518, HD 21856, Gaia DR3 221980716066283136. In the SkyKeepsake Perseus (Per) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.