Its story

HIP 42613 has a visual magnitude of about 6.69: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.

Equatorial coordinates for HIP 42613: right ascension 8h 41m 5s, declination −66° 48′ 59″ (J2000), in the region of the Volans constellation (IAU figure Vol).

HIP 42613. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 42613, HD 74638, Gaia DR3 5272330539213971072. In the SkyKeepsake Volans (Vol) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.