Its story

HIP 42722 has a visual magnitude of about 8.19: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.

Equatorial coordinates for HIP 42722: right ascension 8h 42m 24s, declination −65° 14′ 17″ (J2000), in the region of the Volans constellation (IAU figure Vol).

HIP 42722. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 42722, HD 74791, Gaia DR3 5273318381692849152. In the SkyKeepsake Volans (Vol) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.