Its story

HIP 12766 has a visual magnitude of about 8.47: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.

Equatorial coordinates for HIP 12766: right ascension 2h 44m 4s, declination −68° 8′ 55″ (J2000), in the region of the Hydrus constellation (IAU figure Hyi).

HIP 12766. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 12766, HD 17439, Gaia DR3 4695183348053665792. In the SkyKeepsake Hydrus (Hyi) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.