How to see it
HIP 12721 has a visual magnitude of about 8.60: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 12721: right ascension 2h 43m 29s, declination +26° 55′ 37″ (J2000), in the region of the Aries constellation (IAU figure Ari).
Catalog context
HIP 12721. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 12721, Gaia DR3 126783002171777920. In the SkyKeepsake Aries (Ari) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 126783002171777920
- HIP
- 12721
- gaia_dr3
- 126783002171777920
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 126783002171777920
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 8.60