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HIP 12572

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HIP 12572 has a visual magnitude of about 6.98: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.

Equatorial coordinates for HIP 12572: right ascension 2h 41m 41s, declination +58° 58′ 39″ (J2000), in the region of the Cassiopeia constellation (IAU figure Cas).

HIP 12572. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 12572, HD 16556, Gaia DR3 464203127671604608. In the SkyKeepsake Cassiopeia (Cas) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.

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FactsHIP 12572
Right ascension
2h 41m 41s
Declination
+58° 58′ 39″
Magnitude
6.98
Distance
≈ 281 ly
Data: gaia-dr3