Its story

HIP 42595 has a visual magnitude of about 6.92: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.

Equatorial coordinates for HIP 42595: right ascension 8h 40m 53s, declination −48° 13′ 32″ (J2000), in the region of the Vela constellation (IAU figure Vel).

HIP 42595. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 42595, HD 74234, Gaia DR3 5329023763935205760. In the SkyKeepsake Vela (Vel) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.