Its story

HIP 12873 has a visual magnitude of about 8.92: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.

Equatorial coordinates for HIP 12873: right ascension 2h 45m 29s, declination +51° 35′ 9″ (J2000), in the region of the Perseus constellation (IAU figure Per).

HIP 12873. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 12873, HD 16997, Gaia DR3 452631832940616320. In the SkyKeepsake Perseus (Per) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.