Its story

HIP 2661 has a visual magnitude of about 5.16: under a reasonably dark sky it is typically reachable with the unaided eye.

Equatorial coordinates for HIP 2661: right ascension 0h 33m 41s, declination −29° 33′ 30″ (J2000), in the region of the Sculptor constellation (IAU figure Scl).

HIP 2661. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 2661, HD 3059, Gaia DR3 2318818590747143424. In the SkyKeepsake Sculptor (Scl) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.