How to see it
12 Cet has a visual magnitude of about 5.06: under a reasonably dark sky it is typically reachable with the unaided eye.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for 12 Cet: right ascension 0h 30m 2s, declination −3° 57′ 27″ (J2000), on the celestial sphere.
Catalog context
12 Cet. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 2353, HD 2637, Gaia DR3 2528508721022169728.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 2528508721022169728
- HIP
- 2353
- HD
- 2637
- gaia_dr3
- 2528508721022169728
- Bayer / Flamsteed
- 12 Cet
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 5.06