Its story

HIP 1298 has a visual magnitude of about 9.39: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.

Equatorial coordinates for HIP 1298: right ascension 0h 16m 17s, declination −22° 34′ 41″ (J2000), in the region of the Sculptor constellation (IAU figure Scl).

HIP 1298. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 1298, Gaia DR3 2361098798564696064. In the SkyKeepsake Sculptor (Scl) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.