Its story

HIP 42788 has a visual magnitude of about 6.35: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.

Equatorial coordinates for HIP 42788: right ascension 8h 43m 7s, declination −45° 33′ 42″ (J2000), in the region of the Vela constellation (IAU figure Vel).

HIP 42788. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 42788, HD 74599, Gaia DR3 5522043064550676352. In the SkyKeepsake Vela (Vel) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.