Its story

HIP 5540 has a visual magnitude of about 8.93: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.

Equatorial coordinates for HIP 5540: right ascension 1h 11m 3s, declination −15° 42′ 14″ (J2000), in the region of the Cetus constellation (IAU figure Cet).

HIP 5540. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 5540, HD 7091, Gaia DR3 2359523365905239040. In the SkyKeepsake Cetus (Cet) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.