How to see it
HIP 12571 has a visual magnitude of about 8.23: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 12571: right ascension 2h 41m 41s, declination +26° 56′ 29″ (J2000), in the region of the Aries constellation (IAU figure Ari).
Catalog context
HIP 12571. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 12571, HD 16729, Gaia DR3 126956935463220992. In the SkyKeepsake Aries (Ari) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 126956935463220992
- HIP
- 12571
- HD
- 16729
- gaia_dr3
- 126956935463220992
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 126956935463220992
- HD 16729
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 8.23