Its story

HIP 6991 has a visual magnitude of about 8.59: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.

Equatorial coordinates for HIP 6991: right ascension 1h 30m 0s, declination −60° 24′ 33″ (J2000), in the region of the Hydrus constellation (IAU figure Hyi).

HIP 6991. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 6991, HD 9295, Gaia DR3 4716957732732978176. In the SkyKeepsake Hydrus (Hyi) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.