Its story

HIP 36138 has a visual magnitude of about 7.66: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.

Equatorial coordinates for HIP 36138: right ascension 7h 26m 39s, declination −69° 34′ 35″ (J2000), in the region of the Volans constellation (IAU figure Vol).

HIP 36138. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 36138, HD 59946, Gaia DR3 5267843496684819456. In the SkyKeepsake Volans (Vol) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.