How to see it
HIP 12146 has a visual magnitude of about 6.68: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 12146: right ascension 2h 36m 34s, declination −14° 39′ 25″ (J2000), in the region of the Cetus constellation (IAU figure Cet).
Catalog context
HIP 12146. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 12146, HD 16295, Gaia DR3 5146104267878439936. In the SkyKeepsake Cetus (Cet) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 5146104267878439936
- HIP
- 12146
- HD
- 16295
- gaia_dr3
- 5146104267878439936
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 5146104267878439936
- HD 16295
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.68