Its story

HIP 12684 has a visual magnitude of about 8.27: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.

Equatorial coordinates for HIP 12684: right ascension 2h 42m 58s, declination +48° 55′ 48″ (J2000), in the region of the Perseus constellation (IAU figure Per).

HIP 12684. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 12684, Gaia DR3 438444868763388800. In the SkyKeepsake Perseus (Per) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.