How to see it
HIP 12427 has a visual magnitude of about 8.00: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 12427: right ascension 2h 39m 57s, declination +44° 53′ 7″ (J2000), in the region of the Perseus constellation (IAU figure Per).
Catalog context
HIP 12427. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 12427, HD 16463, Gaia DR3 340919836645475968. In the SkyKeepsake Perseus (Per) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 340919836645475968
- HIP
- 12427
- HD
- 16463
- gaia_dr3
- 340919836645475968
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 340919836645475968
- HD 16463
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 8.00