Its story

HIP 30174 has a visual magnitude of about 6.99: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.

Equatorial coordinates for HIP 30174: right ascension 6h 20m 56s, declination −29° 40′ 16″ (J2000), in the region of the Columba constellation (IAU figure Col).

HIP 30174. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 30174, HD 44524, Gaia DR3 2896635453206978048. In the SkyKeepsake Columba (Col) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.