Its story

HIP 43742 has a visual magnitude of about 8.61: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.

Equatorial coordinates for HIP 43742: right ascension 8h 54m 33s, declination +15° 40′ 55″ (J2000), in the region of the Cancer constellation (IAU figure Cnc).

HIP 43742. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 43742, Gaia DR3 610612682974152576. In the SkyKeepsake Cancer (Cnc) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.