Its story

HIP 18049 has a visual magnitude of about 8.95: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.

Equatorial coordinates for HIP 18049: right ascension 3h 51m 27s, declination +12° 4′ 18″ (J2000), in the region of the Taurus constellation (IAU figure Tau).

HIP 18049. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 18049, HD 24179, Gaia DR3 36827282979461376. In the SkyKeepsake Taurus (Tau) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.