Its story

HIP 30196 has a visual magnitude of about 9.42: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.

Equatorial coordinates for HIP 30196: right ascension 6h 21m 11s, declination −19° 15′ 10″ (J2000), in the region of the Canis Major constellation (IAU figure CMa).

HIP 30196. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 30196, Gaia DR3 2941623242767580160. In the SkyKeepsake Canis Major (CMa) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.