Its story

HIP 4731 has a visual magnitude of about 8.66: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.

Equatorial coordinates for HIP 4731: right ascension 1h 0m 47s, declination −57° 43′ 9″ (J2000), in the region of the Phoenix constellation (IAU figure Phe).

HIP 4731. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 4731, HD 6043, Gaia DR3 4907390741482222592. In the SkyKeepsake Phoenix (Phe) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.