How to see it
HIP 12886 has a visual magnitude of about 10.07: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 12886: right ascension 2h 45m 40s, declination +44° 56′ 54″ (J2000), in the region of the Perseus constellation (IAU figure Per).
Catalog context
HIP 12886. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 12886, Gaia DR3 340780267388505344. In the SkyKeepsake Perseus (Per) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 340780267388505344
- HIP
- 12886
- gaia_dr3
- 340780267388505344
Also known as
- GJ 3178A
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 340780267388505344
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 10.07