Its story

HIP 11479 has a visual magnitude of about 6.35: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.

Equatorial coordinates for HIP 11479: right ascension 2h 28m 4s, declination −64° 17′ 59″ (J2000), in the region of the Hydrus constellation (IAU figure Hyi).

HIP 11479. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 11479, HD 15646, Gaia DR3 4700148983082925696. In the SkyKeepsake Hydrus (Hyi) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.