Its story

HIP 12674 has a visual magnitude of about 6.58: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.

Equatorial coordinates for HIP 12674: right ascension 2h 42m 51s, declination −71° 12′ 16″ (J2000), in the region of the Hydrus constellation (IAU figure Hyi).

HIP 12674. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 12674, HD 17367, Gaia DR3 4645076644671544192. In the SkyKeepsake Hydrus (Hyi) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.