How to see it
HIP 12468 has a visual magnitude of about 6.94: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 12468: right ascension 2h 40m 32s, declination +21° 11′ 16″ (J2000), in the region of the Aries constellation (IAU figure Ari).
Catalog context
HIP 12468. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 12468, HD 16629, Gaia DR3 88095418533704064. In the SkyKeepsake Aries (Ari) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 88095418533704064
- HIP
- 12468
- HD
- 16629
- gaia_dr3
- 88095418533704064
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 88095418533704064
- HD 16629
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.94