Its story

HIP 14246 has a visual magnitude of about 8.74: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.

Equatorial coordinates for HIP 14246: right ascension 3h 3m 42s, declination −64° 49′ 22″ (J2000), in the region of the Hydrus constellation (IAU figure Hyi).

HIP 14246. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 14246, HD 19398, Gaia DR3 4720000459364190208. In the SkyKeepsake Hydrus (Hyi) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.