Its story

HIP 98117 has a visual magnitude of about 8.92: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.

Equatorial coordinates for HIP 98117: right ascension 19h 56m 27s, declination −65° 22′ 9″ (J2000), in the region of the Pavo constellation (IAU figure Pav).

HIP 98117. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 98117, HD 187861, Gaia DR3 6428441864493005824. In the SkyKeepsake Pavo (Pav) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.