How to see it
HIP 12460 has a visual magnitude of about 6.65: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 12460: right ascension 2h 40m 27s, declination −14° 26′ 57″ (J2000), in the region of the Cetus constellation (IAU figure Cet).
Catalog context
HIP 12460. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 12460, HD 16723, Gaia DR3 5158087707671142656. In the SkyKeepsake Cetus (Cet) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 5158087707671142656
- HIP
- 12460
- HD
- 16723
- gaia_dr3
- 5158087707671142656
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.65