How to see it
HIP 12306 has a visual magnitude of about 7.21: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 12306: right ascension 2h 38m 27s, declination +30° 48′ 54″ (J2000), in the region of the Triangulum constellation (IAU figure Tri).
Catalog context
HIP 12306. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 12306, HD 16397, Gaia DR3 132922438878995968. In the SkyKeepsake Triangulum (Tri) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 132922438878995968
- HIP
- 12306
- HD
- 16397
- gaia_dr3
- 132922438878995968
Also known as
- GJ 9089
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 132922438878995968
- HD 16397
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 7.21