Its story

HIP 18279 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 18279: right ascension 3h 54m 35s, declination +41° 19′ 18″ (J2000), in the region of the Perseus constellation (IAU figure Per).

HIP 18279. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 18279, HD 24396, Gaia DR3 230210629321492224. In the SkyKeepsake Perseus (Per) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.