Its story

HIP 34261 has a visual magnitude of about 6.65: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.

Equatorial coordinates for HIP 34261: right ascension 7h 6m 6s, declination −45° 58′ 8″ (J2000), in the region of the Pictor constellation (IAU figure Pic).

HIP 34261. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 34261, HD 54315, Gaia DR3 5510010524680226432. In the SkyKeepsake Pictor (Pic) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.