Its story

HIP 13996 has a visual magnitude of about 9.52: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.

Equatorial coordinates for HIP 13996: right ascension 3h 0m 12s, declination −6° 4′ 40″ (J2000), in the region of the Cetus constellation (IAU figure Cet).

HIP 13996. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 13996, Gaia DR3 5180967513852812288. In the SkyKeepsake Cetus (Cet) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.