How to see it
HIP 12180 has a visual magnitude of about 8.49: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 12180: right ascension 2h 36m 57s, declination −8° 20′ 36″ (J2000), in the region of the Cetus constellation (IAU figure Cet).
Catalog context
HIP 12180. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 12180, HD 16315, Gaia DR3 5177220000268302336. In the SkyKeepsake Cetus (Cet) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 5177220000268302336
- HIP
- 12180
- HD
- 16315
- gaia_dr3
- 5177220000268302336
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 5177220000268302336
- HD 16315
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 8.49