How to see it
HIP 12340 has a visual magnitude of about 6.82: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 12340: right ascension 2h 38m 55s, declination −25° 44′ 45″ (J2000), in the region of the Fornax constellation (IAU figure For).
Catalog context
HIP 12340. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 12340, HD 16600, Gaia DR3 5070734429422418944. In the SkyKeepsake Fornax (For) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 5070734429422418944
- HIP
- 12340
- HD
- 16600
- gaia_dr3
- 5070734429422418944
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 5070734429422418944
- HD 16600
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.82