How to see it
HIP 12801 has a visual magnitude of about 9.34: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 12801: right ascension 2h 44m 32s, declination −1° 2′ 58″ (J2000), in the region of the Cetus constellation (IAU figure Cet).
Catalog context
HIP 12801. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 12801, HD 17079, Gaia DR3 2497626394335939584. In the SkyKeepsake Cetus (Cet) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 2497626394335939584
- HIP
- 12801
- HD
- 17079
- gaia_dr3
- 2497626394335939584
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 2497626394335939584
- HD 17079
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 9.34