Its story

HIP 12255 has a visual magnitude of about 8.58: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.

Equatorial coordinates for HIP 12255: right ascension 2h 37m 48s, declination +28° 20′ 6″ (J2000), in the region of the Aries constellation (IAU figure Ari).

HIP 12255. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 12255, HD 16301, Gaia DR3 127910349483305472. In the SkyKeepsake Aries (Ari) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.