Its story

HIP 97540 has a visual magnitude of about 6.82: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.

Equatorial coordinates for HIP 97540: right ascension 19h 49m 28s, declination −65° 58′ 45″ (J2000), in the region of the Pavo constellation (IAU figure Pav).

HIP 97540. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 97540, HD 186530, Gaia DR3 6428025493182715648. In the SkyKeepsake Pavo (Pav) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.