Its story

HIP 33040 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 33040: right ascension 6h 53m 0s, declination −26° 57′ 29″ (J2000), in the region of the Canis Major constellation (IAU figure CMa).

HIP 33040. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 33040, HD 50648, Gaia DR3 2919162827256917376. In the SkyKeepsake Canis Major (CMa) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.