Its story

HIP 74863 has a visual magnitude of about 9.52: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.

Equatorial coordinates for HIP 74863: right ascension 15h 17m 56s, declination −39° 12′ 44″ (J2000), in the region of the Lupus constellation (IAU figure Lup).

HIP 74863. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 74863, HD 135705, Gaia DR3 6006743730352631808. In the SkyKeepsake Lupus (Lup) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.