Its story

HIP 42026 has a visual magnitude of about 8.98: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.

Equatorial coordinates for HIP 42026: right ascension 8h 34m 1s, declination −38° 38′ 6″ (J2000), in the region of the Pyxis constellation (IAU figure Pyx).

HIP 42026. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 42026, HD 72915, Gaia DR3 5529521148058688512. In the SkyKeepsake Pyxis (Pyx) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.