How to see it
HIP 12799 has a visual magnitude of about 7.92: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 12799: right ascension 2h 44m 30s, declination +28° 0′ 54″ (J2000), in the region of the Aries constellation (IAU figure Ari).
Catalog context
HIP 12799. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 12799, HD 17008, Gaia DR3 127148009968227584. In the SkyKeepsake Aries (Ari) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 127148009968227584
- HIP
- 12799
- HD
- 17008
- gaia_dr3
- 127148009968227584
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 127148009968227584
- HD 17008
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 7.92