How to see it
HIP 12553 has a visual magnitude of about 8.91: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 12553: right ascension 2h 41m 29s, declination +15° 38′ 29″ (J2000), in the region of the Aries constellation (IAU figure Ari).
Catalog context
HIP 12553. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 12553, HD 16748, Gaia DR3 81248725267952128. In the SkyKeepsake Aries (Ari) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 81248725267952128
- HIP
- 12553
- HD
- 16748
- gaia_dr3
- 81248725267952128
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 81248725267952128
- HD 16748
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 8.91