Its story

HIP 12854 has a visual magnitude of about 9.40: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.

Equatorial coordinates for HIP 12854: right ascension 2h 45m 16s, declination −61° 5′ 23″ (J2000), in the region of the Horologium constellation (IAU figure Hor).

HIP 12854. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 12854, HD 17452, Gaia DR3 4724749662401280000. In the SkyKeepsake Horologium (Hor) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.