How to see it
HIP 12637 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 12637: right ascension 2h 42m 21s, declination +54° 10′ 42″ (J2000), in the region of the Perseus constellation (IAU figure Per).
Catalog context
HIP 12637. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 12637, HD 16661, Gaia DR3 453931215166945408. In the SkyKeepsake Perseus (Per) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 453931215166945408
- HIP
- 12637
- HD
- 16661
- gaia_dr3
- 453931215166945408
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 453931215166945408
- HD 16661
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 9.11