How to see it
HIP 12959 has a visual magnitude of about 7.16: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 12959: right ascension 2h 46m 40s, declination +75° 24′ 29″ (J2000), in the region of the Camelopardalis constellation (IAU figure Cam).
Catalog context
HIP 12959. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 12959, HD 16758, Gaia DR3 548551200118308992. In the SkyKeepsake Camelopardalis (Cam) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 548551200118308992
- HIP
- 12959
- HD
- 16758
- gaia_dr3
- 548551200118308992
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 548551200118308992
- HD 16758
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 7.16