Its story

HIP 13870 has a visual magnitude of about 8.57: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.

Equatorial coordinates for HIP 13870: right ascension 2h 58m 39s, declination +17° 40′ 37″ (J2000), in the region of the Aries constellation (IAU figure Ari).

HIP 13870. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 13870, HD 18461, Gaia DR3 35564292011705088. In the SkyKeepsake Aries (Ari) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.