Its story

HIP 1342 has a visual magnitude of about 6.67: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.

Equatorial coordinates for HIP 1342: right ascension 0h 16m 49s, declination −78° 46′ 49″ (J2000), in the region of the Hydrus constellation (IAU figure Hyi).

HIP 1342. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 1342, HD 1324, Gaia DR3 4635439631412460800. In the SkyKeepsake Hydrus (Hyi) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.