How to see it
HIP 12740 has a visual magnitude of about 7.95: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 12740: right ascension 2h 43m 48s, declination +12° 1′ 47″ (J2000), in the region of the Aries constellation (IAU figure Ari).
Catalog context
HIP 12740. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 12740, HD 16984, Gaia DR3 25566570219250816. In the SkyKeepsake Aries (Ari) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 25566570219250816
- HIP
- 12740
- HD
- 16984
- gaia_dr3
- 25566570219250816
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 25566570219250816
- HD 16984
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 7.95