Its story

HIP 38042 has a visual magnitude of about 8.66: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.

Equatorial coordinates for HIP 38042: right ascension 7h 47m 50s, declination +21° 29′ 28″ (J2000), in the region of the Gemini constellation (IAU figure Gem).

HIP 38042. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 38042, Gaia DR3 674480294070574976. In the SkyKeepsake Gemini (Gem) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.