Its story

HIP 30686 has a visual magnitude of about 9.63: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.

Equatorial coordinates for HIP 30686: right ascension 6h 26m 55s, declination +8° 39′ 33″ (J2000), in the region of the Monoceros constellation (IAU figure Mon).

HIP 30686. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 30686, HD 257423, Gaia DR3 3327057318764412416. In the SkyKeepsake Monoceros (Mon) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.