Its story

HIP 42635 has a visual magnitude of about 8.53: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.

Equatorial coordinates for HIP 42635: right ascension 8h 41m 19s, declination +5° 23′ 3″ (J2000), in the region of the Cancer constellation (IAU figure Cnc).

HIP 42635. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 42635, Gaia DR3 582603899862235776. In the SkyKeepsake Cancer (Cnc) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.