Its story

HIP 34301 has a visual magnitude of about 5.57: under a reasonably dark sky it is typically reachable with the unaided eye.

Equatorial coordinates for HIP 34301: right ascension 7h 6m 41s, declination −11° 17′ 39″ (J2000), in the region of the Canis Major constellation (IAU figure CMa).

HIP 34301. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 34301, HD 53974, Gaia DR3 3046209991399279360. In the SkyKeepsake Canis Major (CMa) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.