How to see it
HIP 12436 has a visual magnitude of about 9.12: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 12436: right ascension 2h 40m 3s, declination −61° 21′ 18″ (J2000), in the region of the Horologium constellation (IAU figure Hor).
Catalog context
HIP 12436. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 12436, HD 16905, Gaia DR3 4724771790072689664. In the SkyKeepsake Horologium (Hor) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 4724771790072689664
- HIP
- 12436
- HD
- 16905
- gaia_dr3
- 4724771790072689664
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 4724771790072689664
- HD 16905
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 9.12