Its story

HIP 16609 has a visual magnitude of about 8.66: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.

Equatorial coordinates for HIP 16609: right ascension 3h 33m 47s, declination +8° 17′ 26″ (J2000), in the region of the Taurus constellation (IAU figure Tau).

HIP 16609. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 16609, HD 22073, Gaia DR3 11397988505713536. In the SkyKeepsake Taurus (Tau) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.