Its story

HIP 42069 has a visual magnitude of about 6.54: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.

Equatorial coordinates for HIP 42069: right ascension 8h 34m 29s, declination −51° 5′ 35″ (J2000), in the region of the Vela constellation (IAU figure Vel).

HIP 42069. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 42069, HD 73127, Gaia DR3 5321946722978619008. In the SkyKeepsake Vela (Vel) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.