Its story

HIP 16451 has a visual magnitude of about 8.67: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.

Equatorial coordinates for HIP 16451: right ascension 3h 31m 54s, declination −20° 22′ 6″ (J2000), in the region of the Eridanus constellation (IAU figure Eri).

HIP 16451. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 16451, HD 21979, Gaia DR3 5100726632726822912. In the SkyKeepsake Eridanus (Eri) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.