How to see it
HIP 12042 has a visual magnitude of about 7.85: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 12042: right ascension 2h 35m 14s, declination +40° 35′ 48″ (J2000), in the region of the Perseus constellation (IAU figure Per).
Catalog context
HIP 12042. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 12042, HD 15980, Gaia DR3 335356032930942336. In the SkyKeepsake Perseus (Per) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 335356032930942336
- HIP
- 12042
- HD
- 15980
- gaia_dr3
- 335356032930942336
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 335356032930942336
- HD 15980
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 7.85