Its story

HIP 12312 has a visual magnitude of about 8.62: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.

Equatorial coordinates for HIP 12312: right ascension 2h 38m 33s, declination −67° 32′ 39″ (J2000), in the region of the Hydrus constellation (IAU figure Hyi).

HIP 12312. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 12312, HD 16840, Gaia DR3 4695437541398278144. In the SkyKeepsake Hydrus (Hyi) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.