How to see it
HIP 12996 has a visual magnitude of about 8.19: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 12996: right ascension 2h 47m 7s, declination +71° 43′ 21″ (J2000), in the region of the Camelopardalis constellation (IAU figure Cam).
Catalog context
HIP 12996. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 12996, HD 16906, Gaia DR3 545559119741825664. In the SkyKeepsake Camelopardalis (Cam) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 545559119741825664
- HIP
- 12996
- HD
- 16906
- gaia_dr3
- 545559119741825664
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 545559119741825664
- HD 16906
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 8.19