Its story
HIP 12611 has a visual magnitude of about 5.88: under a reasonably dark sky it is typically reachable with the unaided eye.
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 12611: right ascension 2h 42m 8s, declination −46° 31′ 30″ (J2000), in the region of the Horologium constellation (IAU figure Hor).
HIP 12611. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 12611, HD 17006, Gaia DR3 4753362803247160832. In the SkyKeepsake Horologium (Hor) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
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Compose this starFactsHIP 12611
- Right ascension
- 2h 42m 08s
- Declination
- −46° 31′ 30″
- Magnitude
- 5.88
- Distance
- ≈ 138 ly
Data: gaia-dr3