How to see it
HIP 12968 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 12968: right ascension 2h 46m 48s, declination +39° 6′ 46″ (J2000), in the region of the Perseus constellation (IAU figure Per).
Catalog context
HIP 12968. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 12968, HD 17201, Gaia DR3 334091182242072576. In the SkyKeepsake Perseus (Per) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 334091182242072576
- HIP
- 12968
- HD
- 17201
- gaia_dr3
- 334091182242072576
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 334091182242072576
- HD 17201
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 8.08