Its story

HIP 24173 has a visual magnitude of about 6.97: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.

Equatorial coordinates for HIP 24173: right ascension 5h 11m 28s, declination −69° 32′ 46″ (J2000), in the region of the Mensa constellation (IAU figure Men).

HIP 24173. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 24173, HD 34437, Gaia DR3 4658217939016401920. In the SkyKeepsake Mensa (Men) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.