How to see it
HIP 12572 has a visual magnitude of about 6.98: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 12572: right ascension 2h 41m 41s, declination +58° 58′ 39″ (J2000), in the region of the Cassiopeia constellation (IAU figure Cas).
Catalog context
HIP 12572. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 12572, HD 16556, Gaia DR3 464203127671604608. In the SkyKeepsake Cassiopeia (Cas) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 464203127671604608
- HIP
- 12572
- HD
- 16556
- gaia_dr3
- 464203127671604608
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 464203127671604608
- HD 16556
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.98