How to see it
HIP 12159 has a visual magnitude of about 8.07: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 12159: right ascension 2h 36m 42s, declination +23° 3′ 12″ (J2000), in the region of the Aries constellation (IAU figure Ari).
Catalog context
HIP 12159. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 12159, HD 16198, Gaia DR3 89639923133062144. In the SkyKeepsake Aries (Ari) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 89639923133062144
- HIP
- 12159
- HD
- 16198
- gaia_dr3
- 89639923133062144
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 89639923133062144
- HD 16198
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 8.07