Its story

HIP 16404 has a visual magnitude of about 9.71: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.

Equatorial coordinates for HIP 16404: right ascension 3h 31m 21s, declination +66° 43′ 32″ (J2000), in the region of the Camelopardalis constellation (IAU figure Cam).

HIP 16404. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 16404, Gaia DR3 491805851686912000. In the SkyKeepsake Camelopardalis (Cam) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.