Its story

HIP 74950 has a visual magnitude of about 5.57: under a reasonably dark sky it is typically reachable with the unaided eye.

Equatorial coordinates for HIP 74950: right ascension 15h 18m 56s, declination −40° 47′ 18″ (J2000), in the region of the Lupus constellation (IAU figure Lup).

HIP 74950. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 74950, HD 135876, Gaia DR3 6005849243285423104. In the SkyKeepsake Lupus (Lup) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.