Its story

HIP 29993 has a visual magnitude of about 5.23: under a reasonably dark sky it is typically reachable with the unaided eye.

Equatorial coordinates for HIP 29993: right ascension 6h 18m 49s, declination −15° 1′ 30″ (J2000), in the region of the Canis Major constellation (IAU figure CMa).

HIP 29993. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 29993, HD 44021, Gaia DR3 2993256686767678976. In the SkyKeepsake Canis Major (CMa) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.