Its story

HIP 77981 has a visual magnitude of about 8.95: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.

Equatorial coordinates for HIP 77981: right ascension 15h 55m 29s, declination −33° 24′ 5″ (J2000), in the region of the Lupus constellation (IAU figure Lup).

HIP 77981. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 77981, HD 142383, Gaia DR3 6012252249252093952. In the SkyKeepsake Lupus (Lup) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.