Its story

HIP 74171 has a visual magnitude of about 8.56: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.

Equatorial coordinates for HIP 74171: right ascension 15h 9m 19s, declination −55° 50′ 50″ (J2000), in the region of the Circinus constellation (IAU figure Cir).

HIP 74171. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 74171, HD 133903, Gaia DR3 5886578035846990848. In the SkyKeepsake Circinus (Cir) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.