How to see it
HIP 12609 has a visual magnitude of about 8.82: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 12609: right ascension 2h 42m 7s, declination +57° 25′ 13″ (J2000), in the region of the Cassiopeia constellation (IAU figure Cas).
Catalog context
HIP 12609. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 12609, HD 16617, Gaia DR3 457869116062244608. In the SkyKeepsake Cassiopeia (Cas) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 457869116062244608
- HIP
- 12609
- HD
- 16617
- gaia_dr3
- 457869116062244608
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 457869116062244608
- HD 16617
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 8.82