Its story

HIP 16426 has a visual magnitude of about 8.74: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.

Equatorial coordinates for HIP 16426: right ascension 3h 31m 30s, declination +49° 54′ 7″ (J2000), in the region of the Perseus constellation (IAU figure Per).

HIP 16426. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 16426, HD 21619, Gaia DR3 441560399381392768. In the SkyKeepsake Perseus (Per) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.