Its story

HIP 42726 has a visual magnitude of about 4.81: under a reasonably dark sky it is typically reachable with the unaided eye.

Equatorial coordinates for HIP 42726: right ascension 8h 42m 25s, declination −53° 6′ 50″ (J2000), in the region of the Vela constellation (IAU figure Vel).

HIP 42726. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 42726, HD 74560, Gaia DR3 5318486456810851072. In the SkyKeepsake Vela (Vel) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.