Its story

HIP 42189 has a visual magnitude of about 8.76: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.

Equatorial coordinates for HIP 42189: right ascension 8h 36m 9s, declination +43° 3′ 55″ (J2000), in the region of the Lynx constellation (IAU figure Lyn).

HIP 42189. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 42189, HD 72743, Gaia DR3 916612648794821248. In the SkyKeepsake Lynx (Lyn) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.