Its story

HIP 42342 has a visual magnitude of about 6.58: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.

Equatorial coordinates for HIP 42342: right ascension 8h 37m 56s, declination −74° 34′ 26″ (J2000), in the region of the Volans constellation (IAU figure Vol).

HIP 42342. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 42342, HD 74461, Gaia DR3 5216807675910938496. In the SkyKeepsake Volans (Vol) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.