How to see it
HIP 12520 has a visual magnitude of about 7.45: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 12520: right ascension 2h 41m 8s, declination +56° 16′ 12″ (J2000), in the region of the Perseus constellation (IAU figure Per).
Catalog context
HIP 12520. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 12520, HD 16524, Gaia DR3 454703106689559296. In the SkyKeepsake Perseus (Per) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 454703106689559296
- HIP
- 12520
- HD
- 16524
- gaia_dr3
- 454703106689559296
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 454703106689559296
- HD 16524
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 7.45