How to see it
HIP 12840 has a visual magnitude of about 8.34: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 12840: right ascension 2h 45m 4s, declination +58° 33′ 5″ (J2000), in the region of the Cassiopeia constellation (IAU figure Cas).
Catalog context
HIP 12840. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 12840, HD 236995, Gaia DR3 463988100127727872. In the SkyKeepsake Cassiopeia (Cas) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 463988100127727872
- HIP
- 12840
- HD
- 236995
- gaia_dr3
- 463988100127727872
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 463988100127727872
- HD 236995
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 8.34