Its story

HIP 29679 has a visual magnitude of about 5.46: under a reasonably dark sky it is typically reachable with the unaided eye.

Equatorial coordinates for HIP 29679: right ascension 6h 15m 8s, declination −20° 16′ 19″ (J2000), in the region of the Canis Major constellation (IAU figure CMa).

HIP 29679. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 29679, HD 43396, Gaia DR3 2941488793111392384. In the SkyKeepsake Canis Major (CMa) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.