Its story

HIP 2985 has a visual magnitude of about 8.34: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.

Equatorial coordinates for HIP 2985: right ascension 0h 37m 58s, declination −68° 24′ 0″ (J2000), in the region of the Hydrus constellation (IAU figure Hyi).

HIP 2985. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 2985, HD 3600, Gaia DR3 4703605950720020480. In the SkyKeepsake Hydrus (Hyi) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.