How to see it
HIP 12164 has a visual magnitude of about 8.35: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 12164: right ascension 2h 36m 47s, declination −20° 46′ 9″ (J2000), in the region of the Fornax constellation (IAU figure For).
Catalog context
HIP 12164. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 12164, HD 16342, Gaia DR3 5127112747130212352. In the SkyKeepsake Fornax (For) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 5127112747130212352
- HIP
- 12164
- HD
- 16342
- gaia_dr3
- 5127112747130212352
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 5127112747130212352
- HD 16342
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 8.35