How to see it
HIP 12500 has a visual magnitude of about 7.40: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 12500: right ascension 2h 40m 51s, declination +31° 25′ 9″ (J2000), in the region of the Triangulum constellation (IAU figure Tri).
Catalog context
HIP 12500. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 12500, HD 16637, Gaia DR3 133055170548650752. In the SkyKeepsake Triangulum (Tri) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 133055170548650752
- HIP
- 12500
- HD
- 16637
- gaia_dr3
- 133055170548650752
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 133055170548650752
- HD 16637
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 7.40