Tags: Star.
HD 23079 is a star approximately 114 light years away in the constellation Reticulum. Since the star is magnitude 7.1 it is not visible to the naked eye but at least in binoculars it should be easily visible. The spectral type is F8 or G0 it is a main-sequence (hydrogen-fusing) star. The star is larger and more massive than our Sun. As it is typical for planet-harboring stars it is a population I star with metallicity of –0.24 dex (58% solar).