Its story

HIP 2381 has a visual magnitude of about 5.14: under a reasonably dark sky it is typically reachable with the unaided eye.

Equatorial coordinates for HIP 2381: right ascension 0h 30m 23s, declination −23° 47′ 15″ (J2000), in the region of the Sculptor constellation (IAU figure Scl).

HIP 2381. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 2381, HD 2696, Gaia DR3 2348351713587309568. In the SkyKeepsake Sculptor (Scl) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.