How to see it
HIP 12662 has a visual magnitude of about 8.78: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 12662: right ascension 2h 42m 41s, declination +50° 27′ 50″ (J2000), in the region of the Perseus constellation (IAU figure Per).
Catalog context
HIP 12662. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 12662, HD 16736, Gaia DR3 450969921111635072. In the SkyKeepsake Perseus (Per) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 450969921111635072
- HIP
- 12662
- HD
- 16736
- gaia_dr3
- 450969921111635072
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 450969921111635072
- HD 16736
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 8.78