Its story

HIP 30457 has a visual magnitude of about 4.81: under a reasonably dark sky it is typically reachable with the unaided eye.

Equatorial coordinates for HIP 30457: right ascension 6h 24m 10s, declination −11° 31′ 49″ (J2000), in the region of the Canis Major constellation (IAU figure CMa).

HIP 30457. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 30457, HD 44951, Gaia DR3 3001125513527026304. In the SkyKeepsake Canis Major (CMa) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.