How to see it
HIP 12456 has a visual magnitude of about 9.40: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 12456: right ascension 2h 40m 26s, declination +42° 15′ 43″ (J2000), in the region of the Perseus constellation (IAU figure Per).
Catalog context
HIP 12456. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 12456, Gaia DR3 337046252884990464. In the SkyKeepsake Perseus (Per) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 337046252884990464
- HIP
- 12456
- gaia_dr3
- 337046252884990464
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 337046252884990464
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 9.40