Its story

HIP 18971 has a visual magnitude of about 10.35: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.

Equatorial coordinates for HIP 18971: right ascension 4h 3m 54s, declination +33° 56′ 57″ (J2000), in the region of the Perseus constellation (IAU figure Per).

HIP 18971. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 18971, HD 281451, Gaia DR3 170880741369782400. In the SkyKeepsake Perseus (Per) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.