Its story

HIP 9809 has a visual magnitude of about 5.26: under a reasonably dark sky it is typically reachable with the unaided eye.

Equatorial coordinates for HIP 9809: right ascension 2h 6m 12s, declination +8° 14′ 53″ (J2000), in the region of the Cetus constellation (IAU figure Cet).

HIP 9809. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 9809, HD 12872, Gaia DR3 2569476764791877632. In the SkyKeepsake Cetus (Cet) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.