Its story

HIP 12278 has a visual magnitude of about 8.94: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.

Equatorial coordinates for HIP 12278: right ascension 2h 38m 10s, declination +22° 1′ 11″ (J2000), in the region of the Aries constellation (IAU figure Ari).

HIP 12278. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 12278, HD 16365, Gaia DR3 88757702490765184. In the SkyKeepsake Aries (Ari) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.