How to see it
HIP 12686 has a visual magnitude of about 5.55: under a reasonably dark sky it is typically reachable with the unaided eye.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 12686: right ascension 2h 42m 60s, declination +53° 31′ 33″ (J2000), in the region of the Perseus constellation (IAU figure Per).
Catalog context
HIP 12686. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 12686, HD 16735, Gaia DR3 453124448509439104. In the SkyKeepsake Perseus (Per) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 453124448509439104
- HIP
- 12686
- HD
- 16735
- gaia_dr3
- 453124448509439104
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 453124448509439104
- HD 16735
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 5.55