How to see it
HIP 12891 has a visual magnitude of about 8.46: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 12891: right ascension 2h 45m 42s, declination +48° 8′ 38″ (J2000), in the region of the Perseus constellation (IAU figure Per).
Catalog context
HIP 12891. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 12891, HD 17034, Gaia DR3 438165588512859008. In the SkyKeepsake Perseus (Per) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 438165588512859008
- HIP
- 12891
- HD
- 17034
- gaia_dr3
- 438165588512859008
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 438165588512859008
- HD 17034
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 8.46