How to see it
HIP 12389 has a visual magnitude of about 6.53: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 12389: right ascension 2h 39m 32s, declination −64° 16′ 54″ (J2000), in the region of the Hydrus constellation (IAU figure Hyi).
Catalog context
HIP 12389. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 12389, HD 16891, Gaia DR3 4697147591216980992. In the SkyKeepsake Hydrus (Hyi) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 4697147591216980992
- HIP
- 12389
- HD
- 16891
- gaia_dr3
- 4697147591216980992
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 4697147591216980992
- HD 16891
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.53