Its story

HIP 14180 has a visual magnitude of about 7.99: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.

Equatorial coordinates for HIP 14180: right ascension 3h 2m 51s, declination −72° 27′ 24″ (J2000), in the region of the Hydrus constellation (IAU figure Hyi).

HIP 14180. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 14180, HD 19493, Gaia DR3 4642456989497324544. In the SkyKeepsake Hydrus (Hyi) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.