How to see it
HIP 12802 has a visual magnitude of about 7.49: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 12802: right ascension 2h 44m 33s, declination +5° 39′ 28″ (J2000), in the region of the Cetus constellation (IAU figure Cet).
Catalog context
HIP 12802. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 12802, HD 17065, Gaia DR3 6121947600098304. In the SkyKeepsake Cetus (Cet) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 6121947600098304
- HIP
- 12802
- HD
- 17065
- gaia_dr3
- 6121947600098304
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 6121947600098304
- HD 17065
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 7.49