Its story

HIP 12359 has a visual magnitude of about 8.54: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.

Equatorial coordinates for HIP 12359: right ascension 2h 39m 6s, declination +14° 30′ 18″ (J2000), in the region of the Aries constellation (IAU figure Ari).

HIP 12359. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 12359, HD 16497, Gaia DR3 33017754362260992. In the SkyKeepsake Aries (Ari) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.