How to see it
HIP 12078 has a visual magnitude of about 6.93: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 12078: right ascension 2h 35m 42s, declination −85° 1′ 1″ (J2000), in the region of the Octans constellation (IAU figure Oct).
Catalog context
HIP 12078. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 12078, HD 17946, Gaia DR3 4613792480844447872. In the SkyKeepsake Octans (Oct) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 4613792480844447872
- HIP
- 12078
- HD
- 17946
- gaia_dr3
- 4613792480844447872
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.93