Its story

HIP 42816 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 42816: right ascension 8h 43m 27s, declination +23° 59′ 36″ (J2000), in the region of the Cancer constellation (IAU figure Cnc).

HIP 42816. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 42816, Gaia DR3 690235539784404480. In the SkyKeepsake Cancer (Cnc) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.