How to see it
HIP 12559 has a visual magnitude of about 8.48: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 12559: right ascension 2h 41m 32s, declination +42° 35′ 39″ (J2000), in the region of the Perseus constellation (IAU figure Per).
Catalog context
HIP 12559. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 12559, HD 16655, Gaia DR3 337151226181306880. In the SkyKeepsake Perseus (Per) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 337151226181306880
- HIP
- 12559
- HD
- 16655
- gaia_dr3
- 337151226181306880
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 337151226181306880
- HD 16655
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 8.48