How to see it
HIP 12243 has a visual magnitude of about 8.25: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 12243: right ascension 2h 37m 40s, declination +65° 20′ 26″ (J2000), in the region of the Cassiopeia constellation (IAU figure Cas).
Catalog context
HIP 12243. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 12243, HD 16036, Gaia DR3 516105505340961664. In the SkyKeepsake Cassiopeia (Cas) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 516105505340961664
- HIP
- 12243
- HD
- 16036
- gaia_dr3
- 516105505340961664
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 516105505340961664
- HD 16036
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 8.25