Its story

HIP 1268 has a visual magnitude of about 6.23: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.

Equatorial coordinates for HIP 1268: right ascension 0h 15m 55s, declination −75° 54′ 42″ (J2000), in the region of the Hydrus constellation (IAU figure Hyi).

HIP 1268. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 1268, HD 1221, Gaia DR3 4684936174561038336. In the SkyKeepsake Hydrus (Hyi) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.