Its story

HIP 7871 has a visual magnitude of about 8.64: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.

Equatorial coordinates for HIP 7871: right ascension 1h 41m 17s, declination +0° 44′ 33″ (J2000), in the region of the Cetus constellation (IAU figure Cet).

HIP 7871. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 7871, HD 10382, Gaia DR3 2510303041849714176. In the SkyKeepsake Cetus (Cet) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.