Its story

HIP 18962 has a visual magnitude of about 8.85: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.

Equatorial coordinates for HIP 18962: right ascension 4h 3m 48s, declination +51° 53′ 53″ (J2000), in the region of the Perseus constellation (IAU figure Per).

HIP 18962. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 18962, HD 25305, Gaia DR3 250965594925113856. In the SkyKeepsake Perseus (Per) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.