Its story

HIP 34242 has a visual magnitude of about 8.92: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.

Equatorial coordinates for HIP 34242: right ascension 7h 5m 57s, declination +39° 51′ 44″ (J2000), in the region of the Lynx constellation (IAU figure Lyn).

HIP 34242. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 34242, HD 53171, Gaia DR3 947738242429805312. In the SkyKeepsake Lynx (Lyn) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.