Its story

HIP 29473 has a visual magnitude of about 8.54: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.

Equatorial coordinates for HIP 29473: right ascension 6h 12m 36s, declination −16° 3′ 30″ (J2000), in the region of the Lepus constellation (IAU figure Lep).

HIP 29473. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 29473, HD 42886, Gaia DR3 2992712080615386112. In the SkyKeepsake Lepus (Lep) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.