Its story

HIP 12412 has a visual magnitude of about 9.33: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.

Equatorial coordinates for HIP 12412: right ascension 2h 39m 48s, declination +4° 25′ 15″ (J2000), in the region of the Cetus constellation (IAU figure Cet).

HIP 12412. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 12412, Gaia DR3 5929533065196032. In the SkyKeepsake Cetus (Cet) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.