How to see it
12 Vir has a visual magnitude of about 5.80: under a reasonably dark sky it is typically reachable with the unaided eye.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for 12 Vir: right ascension 12h 13m 26s, declination +10° 15′ 44″ (J2000), in the region of the Coma Berenices constellation (IAU figure Com).
Catalog context
12 Vir. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 59608, HD 106251, Gaia DR3 3906361133255335296. In the SkyKeepsake Coma Berenices (Com) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 3906361133255335296
- HIP
- 59608
- HD
- 106251
- gaia_dr3
- 3906361133255335296
- Bayer / Flamsteed
- 12 Vir
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 5.80