Its story

HIP 12269 has a visual magnitude of about 6.69: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.

Equatorial coordinates for HIP 12269: right ascension 2h 37m 59s, declination −67° 18′ 3″ (J2000), in the region of the Hydrus constellation (IAU figure Hyi).

HIP 12269. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 12269, HD 16777, Gaia DR3 4695478841803764480. In the SkyKeepsake Hydrus (Hyi) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.