Its story

HIP 66861 has a visual magnitude of about 9.51: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.

Equatorial coordinates for HIP 66861: right ascension 13h 42m 15s, declination +34° 0′ 52″ (J2000), in the region of the Boötes constellation (IAU figure Boo).

HIP 66861. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 66861, Gaia DR3 1470641164869407232. In the SkyKeepsake Boötes (Boo) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.