How to see it
HIP 12893 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 12893: right ascension 2h 45m 43s, declination +17° 1′ 16″ (J2000), in the region of the Aries constellation (IAU figure Ari).
Catalog context
HIP 12893. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 12893, HD 17176, Gaia DR3 81875206377503488. In the SkyKeepsake Aries (Ari) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 81875206377503488
- HIP
- 12893
- HD
- 17176
- gaia_dr3
- 81875206377503488
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 81875206377503488
- HD 17176
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.77