Its story

HIP 30840 has a visual magnitude of about 5.92: under a reasonably dark sky it is typically reachable with the unaided eye.

Equatorial coordinates for HIP 30840: right ascension 6h 28m 39s, declination −32° 22′ 16″ (J2000), in the region of the Columba constellation (IAU figure Col).

HIP 30840. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 30840, HD 45871, Gaia DR3 2892312723243841024. In the SkyKeepsake Columba (Col) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.