Its story

HIP 29057 has a visual magnitude of about 6.70: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.

Equatorial coordinates for HIP 29057: right ascension 6h 7m 47s, declination −44° 43′ 45″ (J2000), in the region of the Columba constellation (IAU figure Col).

HIP 29057. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 29057, HD 42304, Gaia DR3 5568006292710095104. In the SkyKeepsake Columba (Col) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.