How to see it
HIP 12881 has a visual magnitude of about 8.44: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 12881: right ascension 2h 45m 35s, declination +30° 19′ 10″ (J2000), in the region of the Triangulum constellation (IAU figure Tri).
Catalog context
HIP 12881. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 12881, HD 17119, Gaia DR3 129744987713485824. In the SkyKeepsake Triangulum (Tri) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 129744987713485824
- HIP
- 12881
- HD
- 17119
- gaia_dr3
- 129744987713485824
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 129744987713485824
- HD 17119
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 8.44