Its story

HIP 76242 has a visual magnitude of about 8.51: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.

Equatorial coordinates for HIP 76242: right ascension 15h 34m 26s, declination +32° 1′ 2″ (J2000), in the region of the Corona Borealis constellation (IAU figure CrB).

HIP 76242. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 76242, HD 138982, Gaia DR3 1274432382883190528. In the SkyKeepsake Corona Borealis (CrB) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.