How to see it
HIP 12102 has a visual magnitude of about 6.77: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 12102: right ascension 2h 35m 57s, declination −17° 37′ 58″ (J2000), in the region of the Fornax constellation (IAU figure For).
Catalog context
HIP 12102. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 12102, HD 16252, Gaia DR3 5132352572870997632. In the SkyKeepsake Fornax (For) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 5132352572870997632
- HIP
- 12102
- HD
- 16252
- gaia_dr3
- 5132352572870997632
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.77