Its story

HIP 2256 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 2256: right ascension 0h 28m 43s, declination −50° 31′ 58″ (J2000), in the region of the Phoenix constellation (IAU figure Phe).

HIP 2256. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 2256, HD 2529, Gaia DR3 4974304613969143936. In the SkyKeepsake Phoenix (Phe) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.