How to see it
HIP 12707 has a visual magnitude of about 6.86: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 12707: right ascension 2h 43m 18s, declination +1° 43′ 49″ (J2000), in the region of the Cetus constellation (IAU figure Cet).
Catalog context
HIP 12707. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 12707, HD 16971, Gaia DR3 2502346494674857984. In the SkyKeepsake Cetus (Cet) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 2502346494674857984
- HIP
- 12707
- HD
- 16971
- gaia_dr3
- 2502346494674857984
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 2502346494674857984
- HD 16971
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.86