How to see it
HIP 12585 has a visual magnitude of about 7.70: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 12585: right ascension 2h 41m 51s, declination +68° 28′ 11″ (J2000), in the region of the Camelopardalis constellation (IAU figure Cam).
Catalog context
HIP 12585. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 12585, HD 16440, Gaia DR3 517627057630708352. In the SkyKeepsake Camelopardalis (Cam) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 517627057630708352
- HIP
- 12585
- HD
- 16440
- gaia_dr3
- 517627057630708352
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 517627057630708352
- HD 16440
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 7.70