Its story

HIP 16271 has a visual magnitude of about 8.93: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.

Equatorial coordinates for HIP 16271: right ascension 3h 29m 47s, declination +18° 44′ 17″ (J2000), in the region of the Taurus constellation (IAU figure Tau).

HIP 16271. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 16271, Gaia DR3 57460310166762752. In the SkyKeepsake Taurus (Tau) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.