Its story

HIP 13403 has a visual magnitude of about 8.84: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.

Equatorial coordinates for HIP 13403: right ascension 2h 52m 32s, declination −6° 3′ 19″ (J2000), in the region of the Cetus constellation (IAU figure Cet).

HIP 13403. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 13403, HD 17913, Gaia DR3 5183837376640301056. In the SkyKeepsake Cetus (Cet) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.