How to see it
HIP 12507 has a visual magnitude of about 8.08: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 12507: right ascension 2h 40m 56s, declination −21° 55′ 20″ (J2000), in the region of the Fornax constellation (IAU figure For).
Catalog context
HIP 12507. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 12507, HD 16783, Gaia DR3 5126001896788772864. In the SkyKeepsake Fornax (For) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 5126001896788772864
- HIP
- 12507
- HD
- 16783
- gaia_dr3
- 5126001896788772864
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 5126001896788772864
- HD 16783
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 8.08