Its story

HIP 16865 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 16865: right ascension 3h 37m 2s, declination +15° 49′ 21″ (J2000), in the region of the Taurus constellation (IAU figure Tau).

HIP 16865. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 16865, Gaia DR3 42469912230335104. In the SkyKeepsake Taurus (Tau) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.