Its story

HIP 11596 has a visual magnitude of about 9.25: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.

Equatorial coordinates for HIP 11596: right ascension 2h 29m 30s, declination −41° 21′ 50″ (J2000), in the region of the Fornax constellation (IAU figure For).

HIP 11596. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 11596, HD 15612, Gaia DR3 4950420953669545984. In the SkyKeepsake Fornax (For) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.