How to see it
HIP 12492 has a visual magnitude of about 9.37: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 12492: right ascension 2h 40m 42s, declination +47° 13′ 5″ (J2000), in the region of the Perseus constellation (IAU figure Per).
Catalog context
HIP 12492. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 12492, Gaia DR3 438007915969264000. In the SkyKeepsake Perseus (Per) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 438007915969264000
- HIP
- 12492
- gaia_dr3
- 438007915969264000
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 438007915969264000
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 9.37