How to see it
HIP 12656 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 12656: right ascension 2h 42m 36s, declination +61° 35′ 36″ (J2000), in the region of the Cassiopeia constellation (IAU figure Cas).
Catalog context
HIP 12656. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 12656, HD 16626, Gaia DR3 465680699502824192. In the SkyKeepsake Cassiopeia (Cas) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 465680699502824192
- HIP
- 12656
- HD
- 16626
- gaia_dr3
- 465680699502824192
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 465680699502824192
- HD 16626
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.93