Its story

HIP 96314 has a visual magnitude of about 6.37: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.

Equatorial coordinates for HIP 96314: right ascension 19h 34m 60s, declination −81° 45′ 10″ (J2000), in the region of the Octans constellation (IAU figure Oct).

HIP 96314. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 96314, HD 181466, Gaia DR3 6359710430564105216. In the SkyKeepsake Octans (Oct) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.