Its story

HIP 70987 has a visual magnitude of about 5.71: under a reasonably dark sky it is typically reachable with the unaided eye.

Equatorial coordinates for HIP 70987: right ascension 14h 31m 11s, declination −38° 52′ 11″ (J2000), in the region of the Lupus constellation (IAU figure Lup).

HIP 70987. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 70987, HD 127193, Gaia DR3 6106080654549716864. In the SkyKeepsake Lupus (Lup) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.