Its story

HIP 16258 has a visual magnitude of about 8.85: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.

Equatorial coordinates for HIP 16258: right ascension 3h 29m 32s, declination +43° 13′ 50″ (J2000), in the region of the Perseus constellation (IAU figure Per).

HIP 16258. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 16258, HD 21490, Gaia DR3 238122233959247488. In the SkyKeepsake Perseus (Per) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.