Its story

HIP 12389 has a visual magnitude of about 6.53: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.

Equatorial coordinates for HIP 12389: right ascension 2h 39m 32s, declination −64° 16′ 54″ (J2000), in the region of the Hydrus constellation (IAU figure Hyi).

HIP 12389. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 12389, HD 16891, Gaia DR3 4697147591216980992. In the SkyKeepsake Hydrus (Hyi) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.