Its story

HIP 5943 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 5943: right ascension 1h 16m 29s, declination −67° 25′ 51″ (J2000), in the region of the Hydrus constellation (IAU figure Hyi).

HIP 5943. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 5943, HD 7858, Gaia DR3 4704612656694607360. In the SkyKeepsake Hydrus (Hyi) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.