Its story

HIP 16896 has a visual magnitude of about 8.60: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.

Equatorial coordinates for HIP 16896: right ascension 3h 37m 23s, declination +18° 35′ 49″ (J2000), in the region of the Taurus constellation (IAU figure Tau).

HIP 16896. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 16896, Gaia DR3 56557508040621568. In the SkyKeepsake Taurus (Tau) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.