How to see it
HIP 12227 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 12227: right ascension 2h 37m 25s, declination +9° 33′ 42″ (J2000), in the region of the Cetus constellation (IAU figure Cet).
Catalog context
HIP 12227. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 12227, HD 16313, Gaia DR3 20266030820081024. In the SkyKeepsake Cetus (Cet) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 20266030820081024
- HIP
- 12227
- HD
- 16313
- gaia_dr3
- 20266030820081024
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 20266030820081024
- HD 16313
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 8.12