Its story

Tau Pup has a visual magnitude of about 2.94: under a reasonably dark sky it is typically reachable with the unaided eye.

Equatorial coordinates for Tau Pup: right ascension 6h 49m 56s, declination −50° 36′ 52″ (J2000), in the region of the Pictor constellation (IAU figure Pic).

Tau Pup. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 32768, HD 50310, Gaia DR3 HYG-HIP-32768. In the SkyKeepsake Pictor (Pic) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.