Its story

HIP 34142 has a visual magnitude of about 5.74: under a reasonably dark sky it is typically reachable with the unaided eye.

Equatorial coordinates for HIP 34142: right ascension 7h 4m 47s, declination −22° 1′ 55″ (J2000), in the region of the Canis Major constellation (IAU figure CMa).

HIP 34142. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 34142, HD 53629, Gaia DR3 2928664948487704704. In the SkyKeepsake Canis Major (CMa) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.