Its story

HIP 42761 has a visual magnitude of about 9.03: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.

Equatorial coordinates for HIP 42761: right ascension 8h 42m 51s, declination +48° 9′ 11″ (J2000), in the region of the Lynx constellation (IAU figure Lyn).

HIP 42761. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 42761, Gaia DR3 1014661048445875840. In the SkyKeepsake Lynx (Lyn) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.