Its story

HIP 4869 has a visual magnitude of about 6.74: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.

Equatorial coordinates for HIP 4869: right ascension 1h 2m 37s, declination −77° 33′ 4″ (J2000), in the region of the Hydrus constellation (IAU figure Hyi).

HIP 4869. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 4869, HD 6446, Gaia DR3 4635939909202920448. In the SkyKeepsake Hydrus (Hyi) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.