How to see it
HIP 12661 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 12661: right ascension 2h 42m 41s, declination +32° 54′ 5″ (J2000), in the region of the Triangulum constellation (IAU figure Tri).
Catalog context
HIP 12661. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 12661, HD 16810, Gaia DR3 133751986045273728. In the SkyKeepsake Triangulum (Tri) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 133751986045273728
- HIP
- 12661
- HD
- 16810
- gaia_dr3
- 133751986045273728
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 133751986045273728
- HD 16810
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 7.40