How to see it
HIP 12956 has a visual magnitude of about 8.04: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 12956: right ascension 2h 46m 35s, declination −13° 58′ 24″ (J2000), in the region of the Cetus constellation (IAU figure Cet).
Catalog context
HIP 12956. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 12956, HD 17340, Gaia DR3 5158398697663089664. In the SkyKeepsake Cetus (Cet) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 5158398697663089664
- HIP
- 12956
- HD
- 17340
- gaia_dr3
- 5158398697663089664
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 5158398697663089664
- HD 17340
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 8.04