Its story

HIP 101996 has a visual magnitude of about 9.24: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.

Equatorial coordinates for HIP 101996: right ascension 20h 40m 11s, declination −34° 42′ 57″ (J2000), in the region of the Microscopium constellation (IAU figure Mic).

HIP 101996. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 101996, HD 196700, Gaia DR3 6791575954888085504. In the SkyKeepsake Microscopium (Mic) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.