How to see it
HIP 12578 has a visual magnitude of about 8.97: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 12578: right ascension 2h 41m 44s, declination +77° 38′ 19″ (J2000), in the region of the Camelopardalis constellation (IAU figure Cam).
Catalog context
HIP 12578. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 12578, HD 16106, Gaia DR3 561321340480008576. In the SkyKeepsake Camelopardalis (Cam) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 561321340480008576
- HIP
- 12578
- HD
- 16106
- gaia_dr3
- 561321340480008576
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 561321340480008576
- HD 16106
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 8.97