Its story

HIP 261 has a visual magnitude of about 9.06: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.

Equatorial coordinates for HIP 261: right ascension 0h 3m 17s, declination −23° 36′ 56″ (J2000), in the region of the Sculptor constellation (IAU figure Scl).

HIP 261. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 261, HD 225089, Gaia DR3 2339775729048430080. In the SkyKeepsake Sculptor (Scl) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.