Its story

HIP 8242 has a visual magnitude of about 8.83: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.

Equatorial coordinates for HIP 8242: right ascension 1h 46m 9s, declination +53° 36′ 28″ (J2000), in the region of the Cassiopeia constellation (IAU figure Cas).

HIP 8242. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 8242, HD 232525, Gaia DR3 408081133607603968. In the SkyKeepsake Cassiopeia (Cas) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.