Its story

HIP 9643 has a visual magnitude of about 8.76: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.

Equatorial coordinates for HIP 9643: right ascension 2h 3m 57s, declination +14° 11′ 2″ (J2000), in the region of the Aries constellation (IAU figure Ari).

HIP 9643. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 9643, HD 12612, Gaia DR3 77103669510200064. In the SkyKeepsake Aries (Ari) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.