How to see it
HIP 12606 has a visual magnitude of about 8.33: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 12606: right ascension 2h 42m 6s, declination +42° 42′ 27″ (J2000), in the region of the Perseus constellation (IAU figure Per).
Catalog context
HIP 12606. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 12606, HD 16719, Gaia DR3 337153322126105216. In the SkyKeepsake Perseus (Per) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 337153322126105216
- HIP
- 12606
- HD
- 16719
- gaia_dr3
- 337153322126105216
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 337153322126105216
- HD 16719
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 8.33