How to see it
HIP 12197 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 12197: right ascension 2h 37m 6s, declination −38° 54′ 60″ (J2000), in the region of the Fornax constellation (IAU figure For).
Catalog context
HIP 12197. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 12197, HD 16438, Gaia DR3 4952266655735100416. In the SkyKeepsake Fornax (For) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 4952266655735100416
- HIP
- 12197
- HD
- 16438
- gaia_dr3
- 4952266655735100416
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 4952266655735100416
- HD 16438
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 8.44