Its story

HIP 12226 has a visual magnitude of about 9.15: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.

Equatorial coordinates for HIP 12226: right ascension 2h 37m 25s, declination +46° 21′ 17″ (J2000), in the region of the Perseus constellation (IAU figure Per).

HIP 12226. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 12226, HD 16185, Gaia DR3 341924584115541376. In the SkyKeepsake Perseus (Per) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.