Its story

HIP 1096 has a visual magnitude of about 5.29: under a reasonably dark sky it is typically reachable with the unaided eye.

Equatorial coordinates for HIP 1096: right ascension 0h 13m 42s, declination −26° 1′ 22″ (J2000), in the region of the Sculptor constellation (IAU figure Scl).

HIP 1096. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 1096, HD 942, Gaia DR3 2335338508140815872. In the SkyKeepsake Sculptor (Scl) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.