Its story

HIP 36981 has a visual magnitude of about 5.63: under a reasonably dark sky it is typically reachable with the unaided eye.

Equatorial coordinates for HIP 36981: right ascension 7h 36m 4s, declination −14° 29′ 34″ (J2000), in the region of the Canis Major constellation (IAU figure CMa).

HIP 36981. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 36981, HD 60855, Gaia DR3 3030030574719303680. In the SkyKeepsake Canis Major (CMa) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.