Its story

HIP 42131 has a visual magnitude of about 8.84: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.

Equatorial coordinates for HIP 42131: right ascension 8h 35m 18s, declination +15° 43′ 48″ (J2000), in the region of the Cancer constellation (IAU figure Cnc).

HIP 42131. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 42131, Gaia DR3 657864989748022528. In the SkyKeepsake Cancer (Cnc) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.