Its story

HIP 5006 has a visual magnitude of about 8.68: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.

Equatorial coordinates for HIP 5006: right ascension 1h 4m 7s, declination −43° 18′ 2″ (J2000), in the region of the Phoenix constellation (IAU figure Phe).

HIP 5006. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 5006, HD 6368, Gaia DR3 4983093903762080768. In the SkyKeepsake Phoenix (Phe) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.