Its story

HIP 12304 has a visual magnitude of about 9.19: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.

Equatorial coordinates for HIP 12304: right ascension 2h 38m 28s, declination +6° 17′ 9″ (J2000), in the region of the Cetus constellation (IAU figure Cet).

HIP 12304. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 12304, HD 16445, Gaia DR3 18448950416212096. In the SkyKeepsake Cetus (Cet) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.