How to see it
HIP 12909 has a visual magnitude of about 9.14: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 12909: right ascension 2h 45m 58s, declination −64° 23′ 48″ (J2000), in the region of the Hydrus constellation (IAU figure Hyi).
Catalog context
HIP 12909. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 12909, HD 17557, Gaia DR3 4720974454867509248. In the SkyKeepsake Hydrus (Hyi) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 4720974454867509248
- HIP
- 12909
- HD
- 17557
- gaia_dr3
- 4720974454867509248
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 4720974454867509248
- HD 17557
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 9.14