Its story

HIP 97874 has a visual magnitude of about 8.69: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.

Equatorial coordinates for HIP 97874: right ascension 19h 53m 21s, declination −40° 22′ 21″ (J2000), in the region of the Corona Australis constellation (IAU figure CrA).

HIP 97874. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 97874, HD 187762, Gaia DR3 6690326120974202880. In the SkyKeepsake Corona Australis (CrA) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.