Its story

HIP 12821 has a visual magnitude of about 5.94: under a reasonably dark sky it is typically reachable with the unaided eye.

Equatorial coordinates for HIP 12821: right ascension 2h 44m 50s, declination +67° 49′ 28″ (J2000), in the region of the Camelopardalis constellation (IAU figure Cam).

HIP 12821. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 12821, HD 16769, Gaia DR3 517534664294712960. In the SkyKeepsake Camelopardalis (Cam) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.