Its story

HIP 35442 has a visual magnitude of about 5.89: under a reasonably dark sky it is typically reachable with the unaided eye.

Equatorial coordinates for HIP 35442: right ascension 7h 19m 2s, declination −19° 16′ 49″ (J2000), in the region of the Canis Major constellation (IAU figure CMa).

HIP 35442. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 35442, HD 57118, Gaia DR3 2931284534938925696. In the SkyKeepsake Canis Major (CMa) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.