Its story

HIP 42284 has a visual magnitude of about 8.55: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.

Equatorial coordinates for HIP 42284: right ascension 8h 37m 18s, declination +18° 52′ 12″ (J2000), in the region of the Cancer constellation (IAU figure Cnc).

HIP 42284. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 42284, HD 73135, Gaia DR3 659719041230566912. In the SkyKeepsake Cancer (Cnc) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.