How to see it
HIP 15255 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 15255: right ascension 3h 16m 46s, declination −52° 55′ 44″ (J2000), in the region of the Horologium constellation (IAU figure Hor).
Catalog context
HIP 15255. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 15255, HD 20612, Gaia DR3 4735187463722707968. In the SkyKeepsake Horologium (Hor) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 4735187463722707968
- HIP
- 15255
- HD
- 20612
- gaia_dr3
- 4735187463722707968
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 4735187463722707968
- HD 20612
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 8.91