Its story

HIP 42371 has a visual magnitude of about 9.06: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.

Equatorial coordinates for HIP 42371: right ascension 8h 38m 20s, declination +29° 37′ 57″ (J2000), in the region of the Cancer constellation (IAU figure Cnc).

HIP 42371. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 42371, Gaia DR3 704790324956538240. In the SkyKeepsake Cancer (Cnc) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.