How to see it
HIP 12663 has a visual magnitude of about 8.22: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 12663: right ascension 2h 42m 42s, declination +48° 21′ 47″ (J2000), in the region of the Perseus constellation (IAU figure Per).
Catalog context
HIP 12663. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 12663, HD 16746, Gaia DR3 438216445221939712. In the SkyKeepsake Perseus (Per) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 438216445221939712
- HIP
- 12663
- HD
- 16746
- gaia_dr3
- 438216445221939712
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 438216445221939712
- HD 16746
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 8.22