Its story

HIP 34270 has a visual magnitude of about 6.20: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.

Equatorial coordinates for HIP 34270: right ascension 7h 6m 14s, declination −68° 50′ 15″ (J2000), in the region of the Volans constellation (IAU figure Vol).

HIP 34270. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 34270, HD 55151, Gaia DR3 5268540247752835200. In the SkyKeepsake Volans (Vol) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.