How to see it
HIP 12601 has a visual magnitude of about 8.39: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 12601: right ascension 2h 42m 1s, declination +39° 17′ 31″ (J2000), in the region of the Perseus constellation (IAU figure Per).
Catalog context
HIP 12601. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 12601, HD 16720, Gaia DR3 334326031053830656. In the SkyKeepsake Perseus (Per) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 334326031053830656
- HIP
- 12601
- HD
- 16720
- gaia_dr3
- 334326031053830656
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 334326031053830656
- HD 16720
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 8.39