Its story

HIP 93996 has a visual magnitude of about 5.44: under a reasonably dark sky it is typically reachable with the unaided eye.

Equatorial coordinates for HIP 93996: right ascension 19h 8m 17s, declination −19° 17′ 25″ (J2000), in the region of the Sagittarius constellation (IAU figure Sgr).

HIP 93996. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 93996, HD 178175, Gaia DR3 4087025599684918656. In the SkyKeepsake Sagittarius (Sgr) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.