Its story

HIP 8869 has a visual magnitude of about 7.44: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.

Equatorial coordinates for HIP 8869: right ascension 1h 54m 8s, declination −69° 30′ 60″ (J2000), in the region of the Hydrus constellation (IAU figure Hyi).

HIP 8869. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 8869, HD 11915, Gaia DR3 4694203030358230016. In the SkyKeepsake Hydrus (Hyi) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.