Its story

HIP 74957 has a visual magnitude of about 8.54: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.

Equatorial coordinates for HIP 74957: right ascension 15h 19m 2s, declination +15° 10′ 3″ (J2000), in the region of the Serpens constellation (IAU figure Ser).

HIP 74957. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 74957, Gaia DR3 1183231539787643904. In the SkyKeepsake Serpens (Ser) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.