How to see it
HIP 12920 has a visual magnitude of about 7.08: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 12920: right ascension 2h 46m 8s, declination −25° 20′ 5″ (J2000), in the region of the Fornax constellation (IAU figure For).
Catalog context
HIP 12920. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 12920, HD 17320, Gaia DR3 5075977862936784896. In the SkyKeepsake Fornax (For) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 5075977862936784896
- HIP
- 12920
- HD
- 17320
- gaia_dr3
- 5075977862936784896
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 5075977862936784896
- HD 17320
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 7.08