How to see it
HIP 12487 has a visual magnitude of about 8.06: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 12487: right ascension 2h 40m 40s, declination +21° 13′ 20″ (J2000), in the region of the Aries constellation (IAU figure Ari).
Catalog context
HIP 12487. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 12487, HD 16644, Gaia DR3 88096724203760256. In the SkyKeepsake Aries (Ari) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 88096724203760256
- HIP
- 12487
- HD
- 16644
- gaia_dr3
- 88096724203760256
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 88096724203760256
- HD 16644
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 8.06