How to see it
HIP 12731 has a visual magnitude of about 6.27: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 12731: right ascension 2h 43m 39s, declination +17° 32′ 54″ (J2000), in the region of the Aries constellation (IAU figure Ari).
Catalog context
HIP 12731. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 12731, HD 16969, Gaia DR3 82107684367412864. In the SkyKeepsake Aries (Ari) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 82107684367412864
- HIP
- 12731
- HD
- 16969
- gaia_dr3
- 82107684367412864
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 82107684367412864
- HD 16969
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.27