Its story

HIP 22488 has a visual magnitude of about 5.97: under a reasonably dark sky it is typically reachable with the unaided eye.

Equatorial coordinates for HIP 22488: right ascension 4h 50m 16s, declination −41° 19′ 14″ (J2000), in the region of the Caelum constellation (IAU figure Cae).

HIP 22488. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 22488, HD 30985, Gaia DR3 4815173945347069056. In the SkyKeepsake Caelum (Cae) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.