Its story

HIP 15248 has a visual magnitude of about 9.02: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.

Equatorial coordinates for HIP 15248: right ascension 3h 16m 41s, declination −71° 19′ 7″ (J2000), in the region of the Hydrus constellation (IAU figure Hyi).

HIP 15248. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 15248, HD 20862, Gaia DR3 4642624390143394816. In the SkyKeepsake Hydrus (Hyi) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.