How to see it
HIP 12170 has a visual magnitude of about 6.54: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 12170: right ascension 2h 36m 50s, declination −20° 7′ 20″ (J2000), in the region of the Fornax constellation (IAU figure For).
Catalog context
HIP 12170. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 12170, HD 16356, Gaia DR3 5127288703349930112. In the SkyKeepsake Fornax (For) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 5127288703349930112
- HIP
- 12170
- HD
- 16356
- gaia_dr3
- 5127288703349930112
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.54