How to see it
HIP 12725 has a visual magnitude of about 6.72: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 12725: right ascension 2h 43m 35s, declination +43° 32′ 16″ (J2000), in the region of the Perseus constellation (IAU figure Per).
Catalog context
HIP 12725. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 12725, HD 16855, Gaia DR3 337589725162376448. In the SkyKeepsake Perseus (Per) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 337589725162376448
- HIP
- 12725
- HD
- 16855
- gaia_dr3
- 337589725162376448
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 337589725162376448
- HD 16855
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.72