Its story

HIP 42315 has a visual magnitude of about 5.70: under a reasonably dark sky it is typically reachable with the unaided eye.

Equatorial coordinates for HIP 42315: right ascension 8h 37m 40s, declination −40° 26′ 8″ (J2000), in the region of the Pyxis constellation (IAU figure Pyx).

HIP 42315. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 42315, HD 73588, Gaia DR3 5528303889906184960. In the SkyKeepsake Pyxis (Pyx) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.