Its story

HIP 16469 has a visual magnitude of about 8.50: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.

Equatorial coordinates for HIP 16469: right ascension 3h 32m 6s, declination +16° 43′ 40″ (J2000), in the region of the Taurus constellation (IAU figure Tau).

HIP 16469. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 16469, HD 21865, Gaia DR3 54783480389559552. In the SkyKeepsake Taurus (Tau) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.