How to see it
HIP 12831 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 12831: right ascension 2h 44m 57s, declination +50° 43′ 39″ (J2000), in the region of the Perseus constellation (IAU figure Per).
Catalog context
HIP 12831. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 12831, HD 16966, Gaia DR3 439061213750413568. In the SkyKeepsake Perseus (Per) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 439061213750413568
- HIP
- 12831
- HD
- 16966
- gaia_dr3
- 439061213750413568
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 439061213750413568
- HD 16966
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 8.17