Its story

HIP 12796 has a visual magnitude of about 8.91: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.

Equatorial coordinates for HIP 12796: right ascension 2h 44m 27s, declination +41° 34′ 22″ (J2000), in the region of the Perseus constellation (IAU figure Per).

HIP 12796. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 12796, Gaia DR3 336857209900145280. In the SkyKeepsake Perseus (Per) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.