How to see it
HIP 12163 has a visual magnitude of about 6.33: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 12163: right ascension 2h 36m 46s, declination −35° 49′ 44″ (J2000), in the region of the Fornax constellation (IAU figure For).
Catalog context
HIP 12163. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 12163, HD 16388, Gaia DR3 4965966570617328128. In the SkyKeepsake Fornax (For) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 4965966570617328128
- HIP
- 12163
- HD
- 16388
- gaia_dr3
- 4965966570617328128
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.33