Its story

HIP 30420 has a visual magnitude of about 5.73: under a reasonably dark sky it is typically reachable with the unaided eye.

Equatorial coordinates for HIP 30420: right ascension 6h 23m 46s, declination −15° 4′ 16″ (J2000), in the region of the Canis Major constellation (IAU figure CMa).

HIP 30420. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 30420, HD 44891, Gaia DR3 2945269395127569408. In the SkyKeepsake Canis Major (CMa) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.