Its story

HIP 12538 has a visual magnitude of about 8.68: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.

Equatorial coordinates for HIP 12538: right ascension 2h 41m 20s, declination +16° 2′ 24″ (J2000), in the region of the Aries constellation (IAU figure Ari).

HIP 12538. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 12538, HD 16731, Gaia DR3 81323797000743808. In the SkyKeepsake Aries (Ari) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.