How to see it
HIP 12898 has a visual magnitude of about 6.99: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 12898: right ascension 2h 45m 47s, declination +34° 25′ 46″ (J2000), in the region of the Triangulum constellation (IAU figure Tri).
Catalog context
HIP 12898. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 12898, HD 17118, Gaia DR3 140004015317256448. In the SkyKeepsake Triangulum (Tri) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 140004015317256448
- HIP
- 12898
- HD
- 17118
- gaia_dr3
- 140004015317256448
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 140004015317256448
- HD 17118
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.99