Its story

HIP 42479 has a visual magnitude of about 8.77: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.

Equatorial coordinates for HIP 42479: right ascension 8h 39m 37s, declination +24° 37′ 14″ (J2000), in the region of the Cancer constellation (IAU figure Cnc).

HIP 42479. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 42479, HD 73510, Gaia DR3 690539451669166976. In the SkyKeepsake Cancer (Cnc) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.