Its story

HIP 9870 has a visual magnitude of about 6.48: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.

Equatorial coordinates for HIP 9870: right ascension 2h 6m 59s, declination −65° 56′ 45″ (J2000), in the region of the Hydrus constellation (IAU figure Hyi).

HIP 9870. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 9870, HD 13263, Gaia DR3 4698279263559841920. In the SkyKeepsake Hydrus (Hyi) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.