Its story

HIP 42772 has a visual magnitude of about 8.71: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.

Equatorial coordinates for HIP 42772: right ascension 8h 42m 56s, declination −41° 9′ 31″ (J2000), in the region of the Pyxis constellation (IAU figure Pyx).

HIP 42772. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 42772, HD 74514, Gaia DR3 5525245667031914496. In the SkyKeepsake Pyxis (Pyx) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.