Its story

HIP 42384 has a visual magnitude of about 8.32: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.

Equatorial coordinates for HIP 42384: right ascension 8h 38m 32s, declination −72° 28′ 51″ (J2000), in the region of the Volans constellation (IAU figure Vol).

HIP 42384. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 42384, HD 74424, Gaia DR3 5220570617018760192. In the SkyKeepsake Volans (Vol) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.