How to see it
HIP 12631 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 12631: right ascension 2h 42m 19s, declination −2° 21′ 6″ (J2000), in the region of the Cetus constellation (IAU figure Cet).
Catalog context
HIP 12631. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 12631, HD 16886, Gaia DR3 2495889543921270784. In the SkyKeepsake Cetus (Cet) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 2495889543921270784
- HIP
- 12631
- HD
- 16886
- gaia_dr3
- 2495889543921270784
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 2495889543921270784
- HD 16886
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 8.79