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HIP 12487

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HIP 12487 has a visual magnitude of about 8.06: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.

Equatorial coordinates for HIP 12487: right ascension 2h 40m 40s, declination +21° 13′ 20″ (J2000), in the region of the Aries constellation (IAU figure Ari).

HIP 12487. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 12487, HD 16644, Gaia DR3 88096724203760256. In the SkyKeepsake Aries (Ari) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.

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FactsHIP 12487
Right ascension
2h 40m 40s
Declination
+21° 13′ 20″
Magnitude
8.06
Distance
≈ 977 ly
Data: gaia-dr3