How to see it
HIP 12209 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 12209: right ascension 2h 37m 11s, declination −3° 54′ 29″ (J2000), in the region of the Cetus constellation (IAU figure Cet).
Catalog context
HIP 12209. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 12209, HD 16338, Gaia DR3 2495119988861040640. In the SkyKeepsake Cetus (Cet) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 2495119988861040640
- HIP
- 12209
- HD
- 16338
- gaia_dr3
- 2495119988861040640
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 2495119988861040640
- HD 16338
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 8.31