Its story

HIP 42233 has a visual magnitude of about 8.14: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.

Equatorial coordinates for HIP 42233: right ascension 8h 36m 40s, declination +48° 19′ 59″ (J2000), in the region of the Lynx constellation (IAU figure Lyn).

HIP 42233. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 42233, Gaia DR3 1014828689609281920. In the SkyKeepsake Lynx (Lyn) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.