How to see it
HIP 12985 has a visual magnitude of about 8.87: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 12985: right ascension 2h 47m 0s, declination +12° 26′ 59″ (J2000), in the region of the Aries constellation (IAU figure Ari).
Catalog context
HIP 12985. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 12985, HD 17293, Gaia DR3 31600376499220096. In the SkyKeepsake Aries (Ari) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 31600376499220096
- HIP
- 12985
- HD
- 17293
- gaia_dr3
- 31600376499220096
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 31600376499220096
- HD 17293
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 8.87