How to see it
HIP 12447 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 12447: right ascension 2h 40m 16s, declination +6° 6′ 43″ (J2000), in the region of the Cetus constellation (IAU figure Cet).
Catalog context
HIP 12447. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 12447, HD 16647, Gaia DR3 18262823713408000. In the SkyKeepsake Cetus (Cet) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 18262823713408000
- HIP
- 12447
- HD
- 16647
- gaia_dr3
- 18262823713408000
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 18262823713408000
- HD 16647
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.15