Its story

HIP 12880 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 12880: right ascension 2h 45m 35s, declination −29° 52′ 49″ (J2000), in the region of the Fornax constellation (IAU figure For).

HIP 12880. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 12880, HD 17275, Gaia DR3 5065674476911626240. In the SkyKeepsake Fornax (For) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.