Hi ... A friend has registered a star that she has named as "Hope", and
the only details that she has a RA12hrs 23mins 08sec Dec 4.74489 MAG
14.08

I only have a 'Noddy' telescope but was trying to help her find it using
some cunning software and pure, old fashioned, freezing-yer-buns-off luck.

Could someone please advise if we have the correct information to find
"Hope", and recommend a software package that we can punch the numbers
into to show us roughly where to look?

The position for this star is in Virgo and is quite close to the Sun at the
moment. You're probably not going to be able to see it for at least a couple
of months I'd have thought.

Depending on the size of the telescope, and how dark your skies are, it may
not be easy to view it visually, as this star is not particularly bright,
however, if you want to view it now, then (if you have java enabled on your
browser) you can see it on this website
http://tinyurl.com/b9twt
(The link takes you to the Aladin Sky Atlas)
If you use the "Zoom" or "Magnify" buttons on the toolbar on the right, you
should be able to get a better view of it.