Its story

HIP 12816 has a visual magnitude of about 8.89: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.

Equatorial coordinates for HIP 12816: right ascension 2h 44m 46s, declination +55° 44′ 24″ (J2000), in the region of the Perseus constellation (IAU figure Per).

HIP 12816. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 12816, HD 16900, Gaia DR3 454436784355707008. In the SkyKeepsake Perseus (Per) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.