How to see it
HIP 12196 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 12196: right ascension 2h 37m 5s, declination −28° 59′ 36″ (J2000), in the region of the Fornax constellation (IAU figure For).
Catalog context
HIP 12196. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 12196, HD 16403, Gaia DR3 5068927210263985536. In the SkyKeepsake Fornax (For) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 5068927210263985536
- HIP
- 12196
- HD
- 16403
- gaia_dr3
- 5068927210263985536
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.77