Its story

HIP 34888 has a visual magnitude of about 5.22: under a reasonably dark sky it is typically reachable with the unaided eye.

Equatorial coordinates for HIP 34888: right ascension 7h 13m 7s, declination −11° 15′ 5″ (J2000), in the region of the Canis Major constellation (IAU figure CMa).

HIP 34888. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 34888, HD 55589, Gaia DR3 3045530665007037440. In the SkyKeepsake Canis Major (CMa) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.