How to see it
HIP 12391 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 12391: right ascension 2h 39m 35s, declination −66° 57′ 27″ (J2000), in the region of the Hydrus constellation (IAU figure Hyi).
Catalog context
HIP 12391. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 12391, HD 16939, Gaia DR3 4695493341613310976. In the SkyKeepsake Hydrus (Hyi) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 4695493341613310976
- HIP
- 12391
- HD
- 16939
- gaia_dr3
- 4695493341613310976
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 4695493341613310976
- HD 16939
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.71