How to see it
HIP 12250 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 12250: right ascension 2h 37m 44s, declination −22° 59′ 30″ (J2000), in the region of the Fornax constellation (IAU figure For).
Catalog context
HIP 12250. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 12250, HD 16446, Gaia DR3 5125533092518261504. In the SkyKeepsake Fornax (For) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 5125533092518261504
- HIP
- 12250
- HD
- 16446
- gaia_dr3
- 5125533092518261504
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.49