Its story

HIP 22840 has a visual magnitude of about 5.96: under a reasonably dark sky it is typically reachable with the unaided eye.

Equatorial coordinates for HIP 22840: right ascension 4h 54m 51s, declination +0° 28′ 2″ (J2000), in the region of the Orion constellation (IAU figure Ori).

HIP 22840. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 22840, HD 31331, Gaia DR3 3228374397821605504. In the SkyKeepsake Orion (Ori) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.