Its story

HIP 15997 has a visual magnitude of about 8.60: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.

Equatorial coordinates for HIP 15997: right ascension 3h 26m 4s, declination +42° 52′ 51″ (J2000), in the region of the Perseus constellation (IAU figure Per).

HIP 15997. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 15997, Gaia DR3 241090503038821760. In the SkyKeepsake Perseus (Per) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.