Its story

HIP 12557 has a visual magnitude of about 5.84: under a reasonably dark sky it is typically reachable with the unaided eye.

Equatorial coordinates for HIP 12557: right ascension 2h 41m 31s, declination +34° 30′ 58″ (J2000), in the region of the Triangulum constellation (IAU figure Tri).

HIP 12557. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 12557, HD 16682, Gaia DR3 134755526624940160. In the SkyKeepsake Triangulum (Tri) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.