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5Eta CMi has a visual magnitude of about 5.18: under a reasonably dark sky it is typically reachable with the unaided eye.

Equatorial coordinates for 5Eta CMi: right ascension 7h 28m 2s, declination +6° 56′ 30″ (J2000), in the region of the Canis Minor constellation (IAU figure CMi).

5Eta CMi. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 36265, HD 58923, Gaia DR3 3142543393422930304. In the SkyKeepsake Canis Minor (CMi) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.