Its story

HIP 9684 has a visual magnitude of about 10.09: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.

Equatorial coordinates for HIP 9684: right ascension 2h 4m 35s, declination −71° 56′ 38″ (J2000), in the region of the Hydrus constellation (IAU figure Hyi).

HIP 9684. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 9684, Gaia DR3 4692787168619498496. In the SkyKeepsake Hydrus (Hyi) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.