Its story

HIP 29387 has a visual magnitude of about 8.59: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.

Equatorial coordinates for HIP 29387: right ascension 6h 11m 36s, declination −21° 28′ 18″ (J2000), in the region of the Canis Major constellation (IAU figure CMa).

HIP 29387. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 29387, HD 42748, Gaia DR3 2940881312936542208. In the SkyKeepsake Canis Major (CMa) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.