Its story

HIP 2240 has a visual magnitude of about 4.73: under a reasonably dark sky it is typically reachable with the unaided eye.

Equatorial coordinates for HIP 2240: right ascension 0h 28m 27s, declination −39° 54′ 55″ (J2000), in the region of the Phoenix constellation (IAU figure Phe).

HIP 2240. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 2240, HD 2490, Gaia DR3 4997320003676430336. In the SkyKeepsake Phoenix (Phe) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.