Its story

HIP 12456 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 12456: right ascension 2h 40m 26s, declination +42° 15′ 43″ (J2000), in the region of the Perseus constellation (IAU figure Per).

HIP 12456. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 12456, Gaia DR3 337046252884990464. In the SkyKeepsake Perseus (Per) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.