How to see it
HIP 12786 has a visual magnitude of about 6.21: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 12786: right ascension 2h 44m 21s, declination −32° 31′ 29″ (J2000), in the region of the Fornax constellation (IAU figure For).
Catalog context
HIP 12786. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 12786, HD 17168, Gaia DR3 5062854538825753600. In the SkyKeepsake Fornax (For) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 5062854538825753600
- HIP
- 12786
- HD
- 17168
- gaia_dr3
- 5062854538825753600
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 5062854538825753600
- HD 17168
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.21