Its story

HIP 34761 has a visual magnitude of about 9.98: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.

Equatorial coordinates for HIP 34761: right ascension 7h 11m 45s, declination −40° 11′ 30″ (J2000), in the region of the Puppis constellation (IAU figure Pup).

HIP 34761. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 34761, HD 55596, Gaia DR3 5564399757134442496. In the SkyKeepsake Puppis (Pup) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.