Its story

HIP 98180 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 98180: right ascension 19h 57m 7s, declination −46° 44′ 6″ (J2000), in the region of the Indus constellation (IAU figure Ind).

HIP 98180. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 98180, HD 188408, Gaia DR3 6671657852345518080. In the SkyKeepsake Indus (Ind) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.