How to see it
HIP 12568 has a visual magnitude of about 8.79: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 12568: right ascension 2h 41m 38s, declination +16° 44′ 9″ (J2000), in the region of the Aries constellation (IAU figure Ari).
Catalog context
HIP 12568. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 12568, Gaia DR3 81945742624887040. In the SkyKeepsake Aries (Ari) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 81945742624887040
- HIP
- 12568
- gaia_dr3
- 81945742624887040
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 81945742624887040
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 8.79