Its story

HIP 18712 has a visual magnitude of about 8.55: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.

Equatorial coordinates for HIP 18712: right ascension 4h 0m 29s, declination +52° 56′ 51″ (J2000), in the region of the Perseus constellation (IAU figure Per).

HIP 18712. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 18712, HD 24942, Gaia DR3 251867091380961280. In the SkyKeepsake Perseus (Per) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.