Its story

79 Cnc has a visual magnitude of about 5.81: under a reasonably dark sky it is typically reachable with the unaided eye.

Equatorial coordinates for 79 Cnc: right ascension 9h 10m 21s, declination +21° 59′ 47″ (J2000), in the region of the Cancer constellation (IAU figure Cnc).

79 Cnc. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 45033, HD 78715, Gaia DR3 685299763366337664. In the SkyKeepsake Cancer (Cnc) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.