Its story

HIP 34538 has a visual magnitude of about 8.88: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.

Equatorial coordinates for HIP 34538: right ascension 7h 9m 21s, declination −53° 32′ 42″ (J2000), in the region of the Pictor constellation (IAU figure Pic).

HIP 34538. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 34538, HD 55278, Gaia DR3 5491519139983945728. In the SkyKeepsake Pictor (Pic) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.