How to see it
HIP 12240 has a visual magnitude of about 9.11: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 12240: right ascension 2h 37m 36s, declination +21° 24′ 55″ (J2000), in the region of the Aries constellation (IAU figure Ari).
Catalog context
HIP 12240. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 12240, Gaia DR3 88348100049688448. In the SkyKeepsake Aries (Ari) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 88348100049688448
- HIP
- 12240
- gaia_dr3
- 88348100049688448
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 88348100049688448
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 9.11