Its story

HIP 12168 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 12168: right ascension 2h 36m 48s, declination +17° 55′ 52″ (J2000), in the region of the Aries constellation (IAU figure Ari).

HIP 12168. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 12168, HD 16233, Gaia DR3 82883488604233088. In the SkyKeepsake Aries (Ari) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.