Its story

HIP 13494 has a visual magnitude of about 9.13: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.

Equatorial coordinates for HIP 13494: right ascension 2h 53m 45s, declination +5° 6′ 34″ (J2000), in the region of the Cetus constellation (IAU figure Cet).

HIP 13494. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 13494, HD 18011, Gaia DR3 5513093036234624. In the SkyKeepsake Cetus (Cet) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.