How to see it
HIP 12398 has a visual magnitude of about 8.16: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 12398: right ascension 2h 39m 39s, declination +44° 51′ 41″ (J2000), in the region of the Perseus constellation (IAU figure Per).
Catalog context
HIP 12398. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 12398, HD 16430, Gaia DR3 340920077163663744. In the SkyKeepsake Perseus (Per) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 340920077163663744
- HIP
- 12398
- HD
- 16430
- gaia_dr3
- 340920077163663744
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 340920077163663744
- HD 16430
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 8.16