How to see it
HIP 12478 has a visual magnitude of about 7.35: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 12478: right ascension 2h 40m 37s, declination +44° 5′ 28″ (J2000), in the region of the Perseus constellation (IAU figure Per).
Catalog context
HIP 12478. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 12478, HD 16545, Gaia DR3 340663066320950144. In the SkyKeepsake Perseus (Per) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 340663066320950144
- HIP
- 12478
- HD
- 16545
- gaia_dr3
- 340663066320950144
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 340663066320950144
- HD 16545
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 7.35