Its story

HIP 7985 has a visual magnitude of about 8.98: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.

Equatorial coordinates for HIP 7985: right ascension 1h 42m 34s, declination +8° 33′ 31″ (J2000), in the region of the Cetus constellation (IAU figure Cet).

HIP 7985. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 7985, HD 10503, Gaia DR3 2571799757983382528. In the SkyKeepsake Cetus (Cet) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.