Its story

HIP 42443 has a visual magnitude of about 8.97: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.

Equatorial coordinates for HIP 42443: right ascension 8h 39m 14s, declination +22° 48′ 24″ (J2000), in the region of the Cancer constellation (IAU figure Cnc).

HIP 42443. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 42443, Gaia DR3 666033983186341504. In the SkyKeepsake Cancer (Cnc) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.