Its story

HIP 13231 has a visual magnitude of about 6.75: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.

Equatorial coordinates for HIP 13231: right ascension 2h 50m 20s, declination −6° 48′ 25″ (J2000), in the region of the Cetus constellation (IAU figure Cet).

HIP 13231. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 13231, HD 17711, Gaia DR3 5183679012606229760. In the SkyKeepsake Cetus (Cet) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.