Its story

HIP 42010 has a visual magnitude of about 5.93: under a reasonably dark sky it is typically reachable with the unaided eye.

Equatorial coordinates for HIP 42010: right ascension 8h 33m 45s, declination +13° 15′ 26″ (J2000), in the region of the Cancer constellation (IAU figure Cnc).

HIP 42010. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 42010, HD 72505, Gaia DR3 603285369983980288. In the SkyKeepsake Cancer (Cnc) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.