How to see it
HIP 12866 has a visual magnitude of about 8.56: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 12866: right ascension 2h 45m 25s, declination +56° 33′ 49″ (J2000), in the region of the Perseus constellation (IAU figure Per).
Catalog context
HIP 12866. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 12866, HD 16965, Gaia DR3 454776396011317248. In the SkyKeepsake Perseus (Per) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 454776396011317248
- HIP
- 12866
- HD
- 16965
- gaia_dr3
- 454776396011317248
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 454776396011317248
- HD 16965
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 8.56