How to see it
HIP 12901 has a visual magnitude of about 7.71: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 12901: right ascension 2h 45m 51s, declination +40° 54′ 40″ (J2000), in the region of the Perseus constellation (IAU figure Per).
Catalog context
HIP 12901. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 12901, HD 17076, Gaia DR3 335939426928412928. In the SkyKeepsake Perseus (Per) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 335939426928412928
- HIP
- 12901
- HD
- 17076
- gaia_dr3
- 335939426928412928
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 335939426928412928
- HD 17076
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 7.71