Its story

HIP 13085 has a visual magnitude of about 6.84: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.

Equatorial coordinates for HIP 13085: right ascension 2h 48m 13s, declination −3° 37′ 10″ (J2000), in the region of the Cetus constellation (IAU figure Cet).

HIP 13085. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 13085, HD 17490, Gaia DR3 5185660779236044800. In the SkyKeepsake Cetus (Cet) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.