Its story

HIP 74696 has a visual magnitude of about 5.94: under a reasonably dark sky it is typically reachable with the unaided eye.

Equatorial coordinates for HIP 74696: right ascension 15h 15m 54s, declination −48° 4′ 25″ (J2000), in the region of the Lupus constellation (IAU figure Lup).

HIP 74696. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 74696, HD 135235, Gaia DR3 5902918427912754560. In the SkyKeepsake Lupus (Lup) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.