Its story

HIP 18508 has a visual magnitude of about 5.76: under a reasonably dark sky it is typically reachable with the unaided eye.

Equatorial coordinates for HIP 18508: right ascension 3h 57m 26s, declination +24° 27′ 43″ (J2000), in the region of the Taurus constellation (IAU figure Tau).

HIP 18508. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 18508, HD 24802, Gaia DR3 66222249609249664. In the SkyKeepsake Taurus (Tau) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.