Its story

HIP 96869 has a visual magnitude of about 9.41: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.

Equatorial coordinates for HIP 96869: right ascension 19h 41m 25s, declination −43° 8′ 25″ (J2000), in the region of the Corona Australis constellation (IAU figure CrA).

HIP 96869. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 96869, HD 185540, Gaia DR3 6688109574252284928. In the SkyKeepsake Corona Australis (CrA) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.