How to see it
HIP 12270 has a visual magnitude of about 8.13: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 12270: right ascension 2h 37m 59s, declination +26° 12′ 23″ (J2000), in the region of the Aries constellation (IAU figure Ari).
Catalog context
HIP 12270. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 12270, Gaia DR3 126533382968229760. In the SkyKeepsake Aries (Ari) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 126533382968229760
- HIP
- 12270
- gaia_dr3
- 126533382968229760
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 126533382968229760
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 8.13