Its story

HIP 42380 has a visual magnitude of about 8.80: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.

Equatorial coordinates for HIP 42380: right ascension 8h 38m 27s, declination −35° 49′ 21″ (J2000), in the region of the Pyxis constellation (IAU figure Pyx).

HIP 42380. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 42380, HD 73720, Gaia DR3 5626480073431888896. In the SkyKeepsake Pyxis (Pyx) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.