How to see it
HIP 12604 has a visual magnitude of about 8.31: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 12604: right ascension 2h 42m 5s, declination +52° 9′ 5″ (J2000), in the region of the Perseus constellation (IAU figure Per).
Catalog context
HIP 12604. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 12604, HD 16654, Gaia DR3 452894856738730880. In the SkyKeepsake Perseus (Per) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 452894856738730880
- HIP
- 12604
- HD
- 16654
- gaia_dr3
- 452894856738730880
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 452894856738730880
- HD 16654
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 8.31