How to see it
HIP 12508 has a visual magnitude of about 9.22: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 12508: right ascension 2h 40m 58s, declination +0° 55′ 56″ (J2000), in the region of the Cetus constellation (IAU figure Cet).
Catalog context
HIP 12508. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 12508, Gaia DR3 2501906032893399040. In the SkyKeepsake Cetus (Cet) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 2501906032893399040
- HIP
- 12508
- gaia_dr3
- 2501906032893399040
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 2501906032893399040
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 9.22