Its story

HIP 12442 has a visual magnitude of about 9.92: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.

Equatorial coordinates for HIP 12442: right ascension 2h 40m 11s, declination +17° 16′ 12″ (J2000), in the region of the Aries constellation (IAU figure Ari).

HIP 12442. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 12442, Gaia DR3 82035322758283008. In the SkyKeepsake Aries (Ari) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.