How to see it
HIP 12090 has a visual magnitude of about 8.26: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 12090: right ascension 2h 35m 50s, declination −1° 49′ 52″ (J2000), in the region of the Cetus constellation (IAU figure Cet).
Catalog context
HIP 12090. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 12090, HD 16191, Gaia DR3 2496773345111538176. In the SkyKeepsake Cetus (Cet) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 2496773345111538176
- HIP
- 12090
- HD
- 16191
- gaia_dr3
- 2496773345111538176
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 2496773345111538176
- HD 16191
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 8.26