How to see it
HIP 12294 has a visual magnitude of about 10.36: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 12294: right ascension 2h 38m 22s, declination +2° 26′ 45″ (J2000), in the region of the Cetus constellation (IAU figure Cet).
Catalog context
HIP 12294. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 12294, Gaia DR3 2502689198705422848. In the SkyKeepsake Cetus (Cet) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 2502689198705422848
- HIP
- 12294
- gaia_dr3
- 2502689198705422848
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 2502689198705422848
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 10.36