Its story

HIP 42475 has a visual magnitude of about 8.96: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.

Equatorial coordinates for HIP 42475: right ascension 8h 39m 34s, declination +38° 34′ 49″ (J2000), in the region of the Lynx constellation (IAU figure Lyn).

HIP 42475. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 42475, HD 73374, Gaia DR3 910651990102367104. In the SkyKeepsake Lynx (Lyn) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.