Its story

HIP 522 has a visual magnitude of about 5.59: under a reasonably dark sky it is typically reachable with the unaided eye.

Equatorial coordinates for HIP 522: right ascension 0h 6m 20s, declination −49° 4′ 31″ (J2000), in the region of the Phoenix constellation (IAU figure Phe).

HIP 522. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 522, HD 142, Gaia DR3 4976894960284258048. In the SkyKeepsake Phoenix (Phe) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.