How to see it
HIP 12258 has a visual magnitude of about 7.69: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 12258: right ascension 2h 37m 50s, declination +14° 9′ 5″ (J2000), in the region of the Aries constellation (IAU figure Ari).
Catalog context
HIP 12258. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 12258, HD 16366, Gaia DR3 27000092863782656. In the SkyKeepsake Aries (Ari) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 27000092863782656
- HIP
- 12258
- HD
- 16366
- gaia_dr3
- 27000092863782656
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 27000092863782656
- HD 16366
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 7.69