Its story

HIP 12253 has a visual magnitude of about 8.69: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.

Equatorial coordinates for HIP 12253: right ascension 2h 37m 46s, declination +8° 57′ 39″ (J2000), in the region of the Cetus constellation (IAU figure Cet).

HIP 12253. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 12253, Gaia DR3 20183013396845440. In the SkyKeepsake Cetus (Cet) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.