Its story

HIP 34686 has a visual magnitude of about 6.75: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.

Equatorial coordinates for HIP 34686: right ascension 7h 10m 60s, declination −67° 57′ 41″ (J2000), in the region of the Volans constellation (IAU figure Vol).

HIP 34686. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 34686, HD 56240, Gaia DR3 5280657965402731904. In the SkyKeepsake Volans (Vol) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.