Its story

HIP 42001 has a visual magnitude of about 5.90: under a reasonably dark sky it is typically reachable with the unaided eye.

Equatorial coordinates for HIP 42001: right ascension 8h 33m 38s, declination −38° 50′ 56″ (J2000), in the region of the Pyxis constellation (IAU figure Pyx).

HIP 42001. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 42001, HD 72832, Gaia DR3 5529509435689196160. In the SkyKeepsake Pyxis (Pyx) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.