How to see it
HIP 12688 has a visual magnitude of about 7.37: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 12688: right ascension 2h 43m 1s, declination +20° 13′ 50″ (J2000), in the region of the Aries constellation (IAU figure Ari).
Catalog context
HIP 12688. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 12688, HD 16883, Gaia DR3 84972290114775168. In the SkyKeepsake Aries (Ari) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 84972290114775168
- HIP
- 12688
- HD
- 16883
- gaia_dr3
- 84972290114775168
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 84972290114775168
- HD 16883
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 7.37