Its story

HIP 16885 has a visual magnitude of about 9.08: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.

Equatorial coordinates for HIP 16885: right ascension 3h 37m 18s, declination +47° 20′ 53″ (J2000), in the region of the Perseus constellation (IAU figure Per).

HIP 16885. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 16885, Gaia DR3 248202762721366272. In the SkyKeepsake Perseus (Per) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.