How to see it
HIP 12769 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 12769: right ascension 2h 44m 7s, declination +58° 19′ 35″ (J2000), in the region of the Cassiopeia constellation (IAU figure Cas).
Catalog context
HIP 12769. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 12769, HD 16808, Gaia DR3 463932269854231168. In the SkyKeepsake Cassiopeia (Cas) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 463932269854231168
- HIP
- 12769
- HD
- 16808
- gaia_dr3
- 463932269854231168
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 463932269854231168
- HD 16808
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 8.42