Its story

HIP 36258 has a visual magnitude of about 5.52: under a reasonably dark sky it is typically reachable with the unaided eye.

Equatorial coordinates for HIP 36258: right ascension 7h 27m 59s, declination −29° 9′ 21″ (J2000), in the region of the Puppis constellation (IAU figure Pup).

HIP 36258. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 36258, HD 59256, Gaia DR3 5611587669472465408. In the SkyKeepsake Puppis (Pup) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.