Its story

HIP 29029 has a visual magnitude of about 7.77: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.

Equatorial coordinates for HIP 29029: right ascension 6h 7m 29s, declination −35° 13′ 29″ (J2000), in the region of the Columba constellation (IAU figure Col).

HIP 29029. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 29029, HD 42136, Gaia DR3 2885953354144734208. In the SkyKeepsake Columba (Col) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.