How to see it
HIP 12505 has a visual magnitude of about 8.32: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 12505: right ascension 2h 40m 54s, declination +8° 14′ 25″ (J2000), in the region of the Cetus constellation (IAU figure Cet).
Catalog context
HIP 12505. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 12505, HD 16707, Gaia DR3 19873367730098560. In the SkyKeepsake Cetus (Cet) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 19873367730098560
- HIP
- 12505
- HD
- 16707
- gaia_dr3
- 19873367730098560
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 19873367730098560
- HD 16707
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 8.32