How to see it
HIP 12551 has a visual magnitude of about 8.10: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 12551: right ascension 2h 41m 28s, declination +52° 40′ 12″ (J2000), in the region of the Perseus constellation (IAU figure Per).
Catalog context
HIP 12551. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 12551, HD 16593, Gaia DR3 452926051078139264. In the SkyKeepsake Perseus (Per) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 452926051078139264
- HIP
- 12551
- HD
- 16593
- gaia_dr3
- 452926051078139264
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 452926051078139264
- HD 16593
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 8.10