Its story

HIP 12801 has a visual magnitude of about 9.34: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.

Equatorial coordinates for HIP 12801: right ascension 2h 44m 32s, declination −1° 2′ 58″ (J2000), in the region of the Cetus constellation (IAU figure Cet).

HIP 12801. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 12801, HD 17079, Gaia DR3 2497626394335939584. In the SkyKeepsake Cetus (Cet) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.