How to see it
HIP 12856 has a visual magnitude of about 10.22: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 12856: right ascension 2h 45m 17s, declination +5° 33′ 34″ (J2000), in the region of the Cetus constellation (IAU figure Cet).
Catalog context
HIP 12856. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 12856, Gaia DR3 6491722808836864. In the SkyKeepsake Cetus (Cet) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 6491722808836864
- HIP
- 12856
- gaia_dr3
- 6491722808836864
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 6491722808836864
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 10.22