How to see it
HIP 12259 has a visual magnitude of about 7.12: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 12259: right ascension 2h 37m 51s, declination +35° 9′ 38″ (J2000), in the region of the Triangulum constellation (IAU figure Tri).
Catalog context
HIP 12259. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 12259, HD 16285, Gaia DR3 135076725756449280. In the SkyKeepsake Triangulum (Tri) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 135076725756449280
- HIP
- 12259
- HD
- 16285
- gaia_dr3
- 135076725756449280
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 135076725756449280
- HD 16285
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 7.12