Its story

HIP 12476 has a visual magnitude of about 9.75: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.

Equatorial coordinates for HIP 12476: right ascension 2h 40m 37s, declination −0° 40′ 36″ (J2000), in the region of the Cetus constellation (IAU figure Cet).

HIP 12476. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 12476, Gaia DR3 2496963045227006464. In the SkyKeepsake Cetus (Cet) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.