How to see it
HIP 12434 has a visual magnitude of about 9.16: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 12434: right ascension 2h 40m 2s, declination +69° 3′ 33″ (J2000), in the region of the Camelopardalis constellation (IAU figure Cam).
Catalog context
HIP 12434. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 12434, HD 16228, Gaia DR3 541860465705256192. In the SkyKeepsake Camelopardalis (Cam) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 541860465705256192
- HIP
- 12434
- HD
- 16228
- gaia_dr3
- 541860465705256192
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 541860465705256192
- HD 16228
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 9.16