How to see it
HIP 12461 has a visual magnitude of about 7.20: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 12461: right ascension 2h 40m 27s, declination +13° 31′ 38″ (J2000), in the region of the Aries constellation (IAU figure Ari).
Catalog context
HIP 12461. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 12461, HD 16639, Gaia DR3 26719236362332544. In the SkyKeepsake Aries (Ari) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 26719236362332544
- HIP
- 12461
- HD
- 16639
- gaia_dr3
- 26719236362332544
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 26719236362332544
- HD 16639
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 7.20