Its story

HIP 18506 has a visual magnitude of about 10.28: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.

Equatorial coordinates for HIP 18506: right ascension 3h 57m 25s, declination +18° 41′ 31″ (J2000), in the region of the Taurus constellation (IAU figure Tau).

HIP 18506. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 18506, HD 285238, Gaia DR3 50002322795073408. In the SkyKeepsake Taurus (Tau) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.