How to see it
HIP 12331 has a visual magnitude of about 8.17: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 12331: right ascension 2h 38m 49s, declination +30° 32′ 24″ (J2000), in the region of the Triangulum constellation (IAU figure Tri).
Catalog context
HIP 12331. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 12331, HD 16420, Gaia DR3 132896772154457728. In the SkyKeepsake Triangulum (Tri) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 132896772154457728
- HIP
- 12331
- HD
- 16420
- gaia_dr3
- 132896772154457728
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 132896772154457728
- HD 16420
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 8.17