How to see it
HIP 12870 has a visual magnitude of about 7.79: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 12870: right ascension 2h 45m 27s, declination −46° 33′ 31″ (J2000), in the region of the Horologium constellation (IAU figure Hor).
Catalog context
HIP 12870. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 12870, HD 17355, Gaia DR3 4753324423419502592. In the SkyKeepsake Horologium (Hor) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 4753324423419502592
- HIP
- 12870
- HD
- 17355
- gaia_dr3
- 4753324423419502592
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 4753324423419502592
- HD 17355
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 7.79