Its story

HIP 18864 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 18864: right ascension 4h 2m 39s, declination +15° 3′ 42″ (J2000), in the region of the Taurus constellation (IAU figure Tau).

HIP 18864. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 18864, HD 25391, Gaia DR3 39320429892295040. In the SkyKeepsake Taurus (Tau) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.