How to see it
HIP 12760 has a visual magnitude of about 8.59: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 12760: right ascension 2h 43m 60s, declination −9° 10′ 37″ (J2000), in the region of the Cetus constellation (IAU figure Cet).
Catalog context
HIP 12760. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 12760, HD 17048, Gaia DR3 5173949502931533824. In the SkyKeepsake Cetus (Cet) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 5173949502931533824
- HIP
- 12760
- HD
- 17048
- gaia_dr3
- 5173949502931533824
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 5173949502931533824
- HD 17048
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 8.59