Its story

HIP 4698 has a visual magnitude of about 8.98: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.

Equatorial coordinates for HIP 4698: right ascension 1h 0m 22s, declination −75° 19′ 3″ (J2000), in the region of the Hydrus constellation (IAU figure Hyi).

HIP 4698. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 4698, HD 6145, Gaia DR3 4684531897881028608. In the SkyKeepsake Hydrus (Hyi) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.