Its story

HIP 37142 has a visual magnitude of about 8.79: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.

Equatorial coordinates for HIP 37142: right ascension 7h 37m 55s, declination −3° 16′ 40″ (J2000), in the region of the Canis Minor constellation (IAU figure CMi).

HIP 37142. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 37142, HD 61174, Gaia DR3 3057789532461984768. In the SkyKeepsake Canis Minor (CMi) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.