Its story

HIP 42386 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 42386: right ascension 8h 38m 35s, declination +34° 29′ 15″ (J2000), in the region of the Lynx constellation (IAU figure Lyn).

HIP 42386. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 42386, HD 73248, Gaia DR3 711249852690124928. In the SkyKeepsake Lynx (Lyn) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.