Its story

HIP 42452 has a visual magnitude of about 5.57: under a reasonably dark sky it is typically reachable with the unaided eye.

Equatorial coordinates for HIP 42452: right ascension 8h 39m 18s, declination +52° 42′ 41″ (J2000), in the region of the Lynx constellation (IAU figure Lyn).

HIP 42452. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 42452, HD 73171, Gaia DR3 1029443226367419904. In the SkyKeepsake Lynx (Lyn) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.