How to see it
HIP 12861 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 12861: right ascension 2h 45m 20s, declination +38° 4′ 7″ (J2000), in the region of the Perseus constellation (IAU figure Per).
Catalog context
HIP 12861. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 12861, HD 17044, Gaia DR3 333881793996243328. In the SkyKeepsake Perseus (Per) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 333881793996243328
- HIP
- 12861
- HD
- 17044
- gaia_dr3
- 333881793996243328
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 333881793996243328
- HD 17044
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 8.31