Its story

HIP 16339 has a visual magnitude of about 5.96: under a reasonably dark sky it is typically reachable with the unaided eye.

Equatorial coordinates for HIP 16339: right ascension 3h 30m 37s, declination −47° 22′ 30″ (J2000), in the region of the Horologium constellation (IAU figure Hor).

HIP 16339. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 16339, HD 21981, Gaia DR3 4833994732555940352. In the SkyKeepsake Horologium (Hor) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.