Its story

HIP 12800 has a visual magnitude of about 9.23: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.

Equatorial coordinates for HIP 12800: right ascension 2h 44m 31s, declination +0° 22′ 30″ (J2000), in the region of the Cetus constellation (IAU figure Cet).

HIP 12800. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 12800, HD 17078, Gaia DR3 2498830943684026368. In the SkyKeepsake Cetus (Cet) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.