Its story

HIP 12338 has a visual magnitude of about 6.21: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.

Equatorial coordinates for HIP 12338: right ascension 2h 38m 53s, declination −70° 40′ 47″ (J2000), in the region of the Hydrus constellation (IAU figure Hyi).

HIP 12338. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 12338, HD 16940, Gaia DR3 4645152579692686720. In the SkyKeepsake Hydrus (Hyi) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.