Its story

HIP 12909 has a visual magnitude of about 9.14: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.

Equatorial coordinates for HIP 12909: right ascension 2h 45m 58s, declination −64° 23′ 48″ (J2000), in the region of the Hydrus constellation (IAU figure Hyi).

HIP 12909. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 12909, HD 17557, Gaia DR3 4720974454867509248. In the SkyKeepsake Hydrus (Hyi) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.