Its story

HIP 42257 has a visual magnitude of about 6.85: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.

Equatorial coordinates for HIP 42257: right ascension 8h 37m 1s, declination −44° 6′ 53″ (J2000), in the region of the Vela constellation (IAU figure Vel).

HIP 42257. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 42257, HD 73502, Gaia DR3 5523162573544337408. In the SkyKeepsake Vela (Vel) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.