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HIP 12542

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HIP 12542 has a visual magnitude of about 6.81: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.

Equatorial coordinates for HIP 12542: right ascension 2h 41m 24s, declination +8° 31′ 37″ (J2000), in the region of the Cetus constellation (IAU figure Cet).

HIP 12542. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 12542, HD 16762, Gaia DR3 19910476247553152. In the SkyKeepsake Cetus (Cet) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.

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FactsHIP 12542
Right ascension
2h 41m 24s
Declination
+8° 31′ 37″
Magnitude
6.81
Distance
≈ 980 ly
Data: gaia-dr3