Its story

HIP 42696 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 42696: right ascension 8h 42m 7s, declination +38° 5′ 10″ (J2000), in the region of the Lynx constellation (IAU figure Lyn).

HIP 42696. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 42696, HD 73888, Gaia DR3 910389481702378368. In the SkyKeepsake Lynx (Lyn) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.