Its story

HIP 4986 has a visual magnitude of about 9.92: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.

Equatorial coordinates for HIP 4986: right ascension 1h 3m 56s, declination −36° 15′ 48″ (J2000), in the region of the Phoenix constellation (IAU figure Phe).

HIP 4986. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 4986, Gaia DR3 5001863048283824128. In the SkyKeepsake Phoenix (Phe) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.