Its story

HIP 9149 has a visual magnitude of about 6.14: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.

Equatorial coordinates for HIP 9149: right ascension 1h 57m 53s, declination −65° 25′ 29″ (J2000), in the region of the Hydrus constellation (IAU figure Hyi).

HIP 9149. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 9149, HD 12270, Gaia DR3 4699012706535066496. In the SkyKeepsake Hydrus (Hyi) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.