Its story

HIP 12704 has a visual magnitude of about 8.63: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.

Equatorial coordinates for HIP 12704: right ascension 2h 43m 15s, declination +39° 21′ 58″ (J2000), in the region of the Perseus constellation (IAU figure Per).

HIP 12704. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 12704, HD 16834, Gaia DR3 334285452202778880. In the SkyKeepsake Perseus (Per) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.