How to see it
HIP 12302 has a visual magnitude of about 6.49: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 12302: right ascension 2h 38m 25s, declination +57° 2′ 46″ (J2000), in the region of the Cassiopeia constellation (IAU figure Cas).
Catalog context
HIP 12302. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 12302, HD 236979, Gaia DR3 457842074948669056. In the SkyKeepsake Cassiopeia (Cas) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 457842074948669056
- HIP
- 12302
- HD
- 236979
- gaia_dr3
- 457842074948669056
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 457842074948669056
- HD 236979
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.49