Its story

HIP 42049 has a visual magnitude of about 5.98: under a reasonably dark sky it is typically reachable with the unaided eye.

Equatorial coordinates for HIP 42049: right ascension 8h 34m 13s, declination +8° 27′ 8″ (J2000), in the region of the Cancer constellation (IAU figure Cnc).

HIP 42049. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 42049, HD 72617, Gaia DR3 596531929047866880. In the SkyKeepsake Cancer (Cnc) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.