How to see it
HIP 12766 has a visual magnitude of about 8.47: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 12766: right ascension 2h 44m 4s, declination −68° 8′ 55″ (J2000), in the region of the Hydrus constellation (IAU figure Hyi).
Catalog context
HIP 12766. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 12766, HD 17439, Gaia DR3 4695183348053665792. In the SkyKeepsake Hydrus (Hyi) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 4695183348053665792
- HIP
- 12766
- HD
- 17439
- gaia_dr3
- 4695183348053665792
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 4695183348053665792
- HD 17439
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 8.47