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HIP 12272

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HIP 12272 has a visual magnitude of about 6.29: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.

Equatorial coordinates for HIP 12272: right ascension 2h 38m 1s, declination +7° 41′ 42″ (J2000), in the region of the Cetus constellation (IAU figure Cet).

HIP 12272. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 12272, HD 16399, Gaia DR3 19757227518759424. In the SkyKeepsake Cetus (Cet) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.

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FactsHIP 12272
Right ascension
2h 38m 01s
Declination
+7° 41′ 42″
Magnitude
6.29
Distance
≈ 231 ly
Data: gaia-dr3