Its story

HIP 42304 has a visual magnitude of about 8.72: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.

Equatorial coordinates for HIP 42304: right ascension 8h 37m 31s, declination +46° 47′ 27″ (J2000), in the region of the Lynx constellation (IAU figure Lyn).

HIP 42304. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 42304, Gaia DR3 918423647524927744. In the SkyKeepsake Lynx (Lyn) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.