How to see it
HIP 12297 has a visual magnitude of about 7.57: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 12297: right ascension 2h 38m 23s, declination +68° 3′ 41″ (J2000), in the region of the Cassiopeia constellation (IAU figure Cas).
Catalog context
HIP 12297. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 12297, HD 16066, Gaia DR3 517593041489613440. In the SkyKeepsake Cassiopeia (Cas) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 517593041489613440
- HIP
- 12297
- HD
- 16066
- gaia_dr3
- 517593041489613440
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 517593041489613440
- HD 16066
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 7.57