Its story

HIP 16401 has a visual magnitude of about 8.52: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.

Equatorial coordinates for HIP 16401: right ascension 3h 31m 13s, declination +19° 47′ 1″ (J2000), in the region of the Taurus constellation (IAU figure Tau).

HIP 16401. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 16401, HD 21775, Gaia DR3 57681655598748288. In the SkyKeepsake Taurus (Tau) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.