Its story

HIP 24946 has a visual magnitude of about 8.69: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.

Equatorial coordinates for HIP 24946: right ascension 5h 20m 38s, declination −29° 55′ 5″ (J2000), in the region of the Columba constellation (IAU figure Col).

HIP 24946. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 24946, HD 35056, Gaia DR3 2906370391719433728. In the SkyKeepsake Columba (Col) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.