Its story

HIP 80042 has a visual magnitude of about 5.80: under a reasonably dark sky it is typically reachable with the unaided eye.

Equatorial coordinates for HIP 80042: right ascension 16h 20m 18s, declination +36° 58′ 32″ (J2000), in the region of the Hercules constellation (IAU figure Her).

HIP 80042. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 80042, HD 147395, Gaia DR3 1330465458236043136. In the SkyKeepsake Hercules (Her) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.