Its story

HIP 18742 has a visual magnitude of about 8.54: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.

Equatorial coordinates for HIP 18742: right ascension 4h 0m 53s, declination −75° 36′ 10″ (J2000), in the region of the Mensa constellation (IAU figure Men).

HIP 18742. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 18742, HD 26169, Gaia DR3 4628740925541555200. In the SkyKeepsake Mensa (Men) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.