Its story

HIP 9978 has a visual magnitude of about 8.67: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.

Equatorial coordinates for HIP 9978: right ascension 2h 8m 30s, declination +42° 30′ 59″ (J2000), in the region of the Triangulum constellation (IAU figure Tri).

HIP 9978. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 9978, HD 13015, Gaia DR3 345545031089687040. In the SkyKeepsake Triangulum (Tri) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.