Its story

HIP 34495 has a visual magnitude of about 4.78: under a reasonably dark sky it is typically reachable with the unaided eye.

Equatorial coordinates for HIP 34495: right ascension 7h 8m 51s, declination −39° 39′ 20″ (J2000), in the region of the Puppis constellation (IAU figure Pup).

HIP 34495. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 34495, HD 54893, Gaia DR3 5564659825994306176. In the SkyKeepsake Puppis (Pup) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.