Its story

HIP 15949 has a visual magnitude of about 8.99: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.

Equatorial coordinates for HIP 15949: right ascension 3h 25m 22s, declination +36° 1′ 3″ (J2000), in the region of the Perseus constellation (IAU figure Per).

HIP 15949. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 15949, HD 278575, Gaia DR3 222197800893350784. In the SkyKeepsake Perseus (Per) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.