How to see it
HIP 12982 has a visual magnitude of about 6.03: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 12982: right ascension 2h 46m 58s, declination +35° 59′ 1″ (J2000), in the region of the Triangulum constellation (IAU figure Tri).
Catalog context
HIP 12982. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 12982, HD 17228, Gaia DR3 140994842795719680. In the SkyKeepsake Triangulum (Tri) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 140994842795719680
- HIP
- 12982
- HD
- 17228
- gaia_dr3
- 140994842795719680
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 140994842795719680
- HD 17228
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.03