Its story

HIP 42553 has a visual magnitude of about 8.89: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.

Equatorial coordinates for HIP 42553: right ascension 8h 40m 24s, declination −27° 53′ 17″ (J2000), in the region of the Pyxis constellation (IAU figure Pyx).

HIP 42553. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 42553, HD 74003, Gaia DR3 5646107176315249664. In the SkyKeepsake Pyxis (Pyx) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.