Its story

HIP 15216 has a visual magnitude of about 8.55: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.

Equatorial coordinates for HIP 15216: right ascension 3h 16m 9s, declination +41° 51′ 37″ (J2000), in the region of the Perseus constellation (IAU figure Per).

HIP 15216. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 15216, HD 20179, Gaia DR3 239586091953916288. In the SkyKeepsake Perseus (Per) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.