Its story

HIP 34972 has a visual magnitude of about 9.61: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.

Equatorial coordinates for HIP 34972: right ascension 7h 14m 10s, declination +42° 2′ 50″ (J2000), in the region of the Lynx constellation (IAU figure Lyn).

HIP 34972. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 34972, HD 55256, Gaia DR3 949377854785207040. In the SkyKeepsake Lynx (Lyn) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.