Its story

HIP 12589 has a visual magnitude of about 8.18: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.

Equatorial coordinates for HIP 12589: right ascension 2h 41m 55s, declination +48° 37′ 11″ (J2000), in the region of the Perseus constellation (IAU figure Per).

HIP 12589. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 12589, HD 16662, Gaia DR3 438433667488802560. In the SkyKeepsake Perseus (Per) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.