Its story

HIP 12130 has a visual magnitude of about 8.59: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.

Equatorial coordinates for HIP 12130: right ascension 2h 36m 14s, declination −55° 31′ 3″ (J2000), in the region of the Horologium constellation (IAU figure Hor).

HIP 12130. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 12130, HD 16447, Gaia DR3 4741184784256280576. In the SkyKeepsake Horologium (Hor) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.