How to see it
HIP 12607 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 12607: right ascension 2h 42m 6s, declination +6° 52′ 50″ (J2000), in the region of the Cetus constellation (IAU figure Cet).
Catalog context
HIP 12607. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 12607, HD 16823, Gaia DR3 18705789460407808. In the SkyKeepsake Cetus (Cet) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 18705789460407808
- HIP
- 12607
- HD
- 16823
- gaia_dr3
- 18705789460407808
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 18705789460407808
- HD 16823
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 8.42