Its story

HIP 34878 has a visual magnitude of about 9.01: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.

Equatorial coordinates for HIP 34878: right ascension 7h 12m 58s, declination −12° 36′ 21″ (J2000), in the region of the Canis Major constellation (IAU figure CMa).

HIP 34878. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 34878, HD 55562, Gaia DR3 3045078731372174336. In the SkyKeepsake Canis Major (CMa) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.