Its story

HIP 6956 has a visual magnitude of about 9.37: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.

Equatorial coordinates for HIP 6956: right ascension 1h 29m 32s, declination −13° 9′ 19″ (J2000), in the region of the Cetus constellation (IAU figure Cet).

HIP 6956. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 6956, Gaia DR3 2457046649971322368. In the SkyKeepsake Cetus (Cet) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.