How to see it
HIP 12587 has a visual magnitude of about 6.71: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 12587: right ascension 2h 41m 53s, declination +45° 0′ 7″ (J2000), in the region of the Perseus constellation (IAU figure Per).
Catalog context
HIP 12587. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 12587, HD 16669, Gaia DR3 340913170856474112. In the SkyKeepsake Perseus (Per) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 340913170856474112
- HIP
- 12587
- HD
- 16669
- gaia_dr3
- 340913170856474112
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 340913170856474112
- HD 16669
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.71