Its story

HIP 18494 has a visual magnitude of about 9.05: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.

Equatorial coordinates for HIP 18494: right ascension 3h 57m 12s, declination −42° 29′ 35″ (J2000), in the region of the Caelum constellation (IAU figure Cae).

HIP 18494. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 18494, HD 25060, Gaia DR3 4841898327077429248. In the SkyKeepsake Caelum (Cae) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.