Its story

HIP 16991 has a visual magnitude of about 8.80: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.

Equatorial coordinates for HIP 16991: right ascension 3h 38m 32s, declination +13° 36′ 20″ (J2000), in the region of the Taurus constellation (IAU figure Tau).

HIP 16991. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 16991, Gaia DR3 41120674024389888. In the SkyKeepsake Taurus (Tau) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.