Its story

HIP 98279 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 98279: right ascension 19h 58m 9s, declination −83° 46′ 55″ (J2000), in the region of the Octans constellation (IAU figure Oct).

HIP 98279. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 98279, HD 185545, Gaia DR3 6346536357118518272. In the SkyKeepsake Octans (Oct) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.