Its story

HIP 74459 has a visual magnitude of about 8.78: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.

Equatorial coordinates for HIP 74459: right ascension 15h 12m 58s, declination +14° 48′ 14″ (J2000), in the region of the Serpens constellation (IAU figure Ser).

HIP 74459. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 74459, HD 135103, Gaia DR3 1183168592746613760. In the SkyKeepsake Serpens (Ser) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.