Its story

HIP 94940 has a visual magnitude of about 5.70: under a reasonably dark sky it is typically reachable with the unaided eye.

Equatorial coordinates for HIP 94940: right ascension 19h 19m 10s, declination −15° 54′ 30″ (J2000), in the region of the Scutum constellation (IAU figure Sct).

HIP 94940. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 94940, HD 180953, Gaia DR3 4183978404714220672. In the SkyKeepsake Scutum (Sct) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.