Its story

HIP 102406 has a visual magnitude of about 9.15: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.

Equatorial coordinates for HIP 102406: right ascension 20h 45m 9s, declination −68° 41′ 6″ (J2000), in the region of the Pavo constellation (IAU figure Pav).

HIP 102406. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 102406, HD 196987, Gaia DR3 6376478223406622720. In the SkyKeepsake Pavo (Pav) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.