Its story

HIP 42218 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 42218: right ascension 8h 36m 26s, declination +61° 7′ 9″ (J2000), in the region of the Lynx constellation (IAU figure Lyn).

HIP 42218. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 42218, Gaia DR3 1041925844440005760. In the SkyKeepsake Lynx (Lyn) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.