How to see it
HIP 12407 has a visual magnitude of about 8.12: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 12407: right ascension 2h 39m 46s, declination +8° 12′ 10″ (J2000), in the region of the Cetus constellation (IAU figure Cet).
Catalog context
HIP 12407. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 12407, HD 16596, Gaia DR3 19875875990967680. In the SkyKeepsake Cetus (Cet) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 19875875990967680
- HIP
- 12407
- HD
- 16596
- gaia_dr3
- 19875875990967680
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 19875875990967680
- HD 16596
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 8.12