Its story

HIP 42487 has a visual magnitude of about 8.90: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.

Equatorial coordinates for HIP 42487: right ascension 8h 39m 43s, declination +18° 33′ 11″ (J2000), in the region of the Cancer constellation (IAU figure Cnc).

HIP 42487. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 42487, HD 73577, Gaia DR3 659485012755747840. In the SkyKeepsake Cancer (Cnc) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.