Its story

HIP 116980 has a visual magnitude of about 9.93: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.

Equatorial coordinates for HIP 116980: right ascension 23h 42m 51s, declination −31° 14′ 14″ (J2000), in the region of the Sculptor constellation (IAU figure Scl).

HIP 116980. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 116980, Gaia DR3 2327239746009058816. In the SkyKeepsake Sculptor (Scl) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.