How to see it
HIP 12054 has a visual magnitude of about 8.42: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 12054: right ascension 2h 35m 23s, declination −2° 27′ 47″ (J2000), in the region of the Cetus constellation (IAU figure Cet).
Catalog context
HIP 12054. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 12054, HD 16130, Gaia DR3 2496314883122519040. In the SkyKeepsake Cetus (Cet) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 2496314883122519040
- HIP
- 12054
- HD
- 16130
- gaia_dr3
- 2496314883122519040
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 2496314883122519040
- HD 16130
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 8.42