Its story

HIP 16342 has a visual magnitude of about 9.57: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.

Equatorial coordinates for HIP 16342: right ascension 3h 30m 37s, declination +8° 34′ 29″ (J2000), in the region of the Taurus constellation (IAU figure Tau).

HIP 16342. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 16342, HD 21732, Gaia DR3 11652284929501440. In the SkyKeepsake Taurus (Tau) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.