Its story

HIP 29485 has a visual magnitude of about 7.95: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.

Equatorial coordinates for HIP 29485: right ascension 6h 12m 44s, declination −36° 37′ 55″ (J2000), in the region of the Columba constellation (IAU figure Col).

HIP 29485. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 29485, HD 43106, Gaia DR3 2885015058409883136. In the SkyKeepsake Columba (Col) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.