How to see it
HIP 12599 has a visual magnitude of about 6.15: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 12599: right ascension 2h 42m 0s, declination +10° 32′ 41″ (J2000), in the region of the Aries constellation (IAU figure Ari).
Catalog context
HIP 12599. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 12599, HD 16802, Gaia DR3 21943816844529920. In the SkyKeepsake Aries (Ari) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 21943816844529920
- HIP
- 12599
- HD
- 16802
- gaia_dr3
- 21943816844529920
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 21943816844529920
- HD 16802
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.15