How to see it
HIP 12263 has a visual magnitude of about 6.81: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 12263: right ascension 2h 37m 53s, declination −33° 40′ 38″ (J2000), in the region of the Fornax constellation (IAU figure For).
Catalog context
HIP 12263. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 12263, HD 16503, Gaia DR3 5062498434497158784. In the SkyKeepsake Fornax (For) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 5062498434497158784
- HIP
- 12263
- HD
- 16503
- gaia_dr3
- 5062498434497158784
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.81