Its story

HIP 12230 has a visual magnitude of about 9.45: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.

Equatorial coordinates for HIP 12230: right ascension 2h 37m 28s, declination +16° 49′ 29″ (J2000), in the region of the Aries constellation (IAU figure Ari).

HIP 12230. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 12230, Gaia DR3 81625617237969280. In the SkyKeepsake Aries (Ari) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.